The artistic and managerial guidance of architect Carlotta de Bevilacqua put Danese Milano’s foot back on the accelerator. Her contribution was made immediately noticeable by the surge of innovation that inundated the company including a particular attention to new technological challenges, especially with regards to lighting. It was de Bevilacqua who identified the issue of environmental sustainability as not just a priority for the company’s product development but as a necessity and involved internationally renowned designers whose knowledge an aesthetics would help characterize the future of Danese Milano. In the meantime famous innovators like James Irvine, Paolo Rizzatto, Yves Behar, intellectual designers like Marco Ferreri and new voices like Francisco Gomez Paz start working with the company.
Carlotta de Bevilacqua with an example of the Ina lamp. Behind him are some of Enzo Mari's "Simboli Sinsemantici".
Since the beginning of the 2000s, the -1 floor of the Danese Milano headquarters has been a laboratory for prototyping and product development.
Enzo Mari is the reference for Danese Milano. Carlotta de Bevilacqua has a special relationship with the master, based on comparison and creative exchange.
Swedish designer Sami Rintala developed a micro interior for Danese Milano. Here with Carlotta de Bevilacqua in the Villa Danese spaces in Milan.
Within the company Francisco Gomez Paz has taken some fundamental steps in his career as a designer.
