Alessandro Marchelli

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Alessandro Marchelli

About Alessandro Marchelli

Consultant in the public and private fields and specialized in Brand Vision, Concept Design, Design Development for HOME + SPA & HOTEL. From 1990 founder and Chief Designer of the design AM+D study alessandro marchelli+designers international and multicultural study, focused on sensory interior architecture and creative and experimental design. Philosophy Of The Company: With its unconventional inventiveness, the AM+D study alessandromarchelli+designers creates atmospheres, situations and feelings sometimes with a provocative attitude and in contrast with the outside world, not for a taste for going in the opposite direction but aiming at producing long-lasting sensations and emotional suggestions. •His projects of interior, contract, industrial and exhibit design, graphics and communication show the “exhaltation of the senses” which always pervades his acts and his ideas, focused on bringing design to the heart, the eyes and the mind of everyone. Characterized by winding and rounded shapes, his design goes provocatively against minimalism, models, research continues in the contemporary world, and in the ongoing merger between wonder and convenience

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Interview with Alessandro Marchelli

Could you please tell us more about your art and design background? What made you become an artist/designer? Have you always wanted to be a designer?
Feel the emotion to convey particular feelings, regardless of the "like" or "do not like", but the people watching in amazement innovation
Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?
From 1990 founder and Chief Designer of the design AM+D study alessandro marchelli+designers international and multicultural study, focused on sensory interior architecture and creative and experimental design.Consultant in the public and private fields and specialized in Brand Vision, Concept Design, Design Development for HOME + SPA & HOTEL.
What is "design" for you?
Express their creativity with what each of us has within itself, leading to the knowledge username and doing other savor the taste of uniqueness with the magic of complex simplicity
What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?
The one in the making. Because every day you acquire more information, more sensations, more desire to eslporare what's around you, and this by still more adrenaline to think, to plan, to better highlight their own and be able to be put at the service of the individual or the companies.
What was the first thing you designed for a company?
Public places in interior architecture and counters bars and ice cream to society
What is your favorite material / platform / technology?
The initial development of the 'idea by drawing freehand, formed by countless sketches, plans, perspectives on any surface with pencils, brushes, colors, Pantone, etc., until the acquisition of the assignment, then move on to the Executive Team of study with all most modern equipment svuluppo each for the construction of 3D models and training to render photorealistic.
When do you feel the most creative?
Convinced that creativity has no periods, no times. I could say that I feel creative 24/7, of course keeping in mind that not all the things that a designer thought to be materially feasible; but the great thing about this job is that too. Going beyond the imagination ...
Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
Studying and striving for perfection are the essential requirements of the philosophy of the company, the base to find innovative solutions and create spaces that with their uniqueness and charm can give shape to the customer's passions, by modeling the environment with inventiveness.Is aware of the need to highlight the potential of every project to provide the greatest livability together with a new and customized aesthetic quality.
What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?
When you have a blank sheet of paper in front of the eyes is waiting . When you begin to slowly dispose of lines, curves, perhaps not a logical but a little later you know that everything will turn into something amazing for you , then comes the euphoria, the joy of being on the right path . When you start the white paper notes with the image just before you were only in the mind, with colors, with lineee , with curves, then it means that now the worst is over and now just " make it happen " materially and only then happiness is also plasma in a mixture of feelings by the wonderful scents that intoxicate as the " sirens of Ulysses" , but that as a good commander does not leave you attract, but deaf to these sounds go to the next exciting adventure yet with more enthusiasm.
When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?
I can not judge whether a project is good or bad , I can only evaluate if it falls into my design philosophy
From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?
Using their emotions and not be carried away from the stereotypes
How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?
The " Future of Design " is yet to be written , and I hope it's a Best Sellers
When was your last exhibition and where was it? And when do you want to hold your next exhibition?
"Atmosphere 2007 " Sensation of Light and Design - Temporary exibition dedicated to the design of Spa / Wellness realized estate " The Court" - "cellars Michele Chiarlo " - Title of the event " ORO, ARGENTO & SBRONZO".New Exhibition : " i ALE " Pas de Discipline - 2015 for twenty-five years of activity of the my Study - Location to be defined
Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?
Everything that revolves around me , the curiosity of learning and knowing , the desire to turn a dream into reality.
How would you describe your design style? What made you explore more this style and what are the main characteristics of your style? What's your approach to design?
I create environments, products, situations, emotions, sometimes with challenging spirit and in contrast to what the outside world, but not for the taste of contrast, but to generate new sensations and emotional suggestions that remain over time. In my work, interior, contract, industrial, exhibit and graphic / communication receives "the apology sensory" that accompanies my every gesture in a design process that my hand and my mind want to carry in heart, in eyes, in minds of the people who live and use my projects. A new point of view, focused on the world of sense, free from "stakes" traditional, calibrated and gestures aimed at simplifying "the exaltation of feelings." Characterized by rounded shapes and enveloping my design model, plasma every single shape, continually seeking the wonder in the modern world with the merger between wonder and convenience.
Where do you live? Do you feel the cultural heritage of your country affects your designs? What are the pros and cons during designing as a result of living in your country?
Live in Italy, Piedmont, in the lower Monferrato, Unesco Heritage area. We are all children of the culture where we are born, but I think we must develop our own design guidelines if we want to create something new and innovative.Here we perceive the routine, to maintain a style now consolidated over time, but we should reverse the route, imagine giving new lifeblood and create beauty
How do you work with companies?
Total synergy with companies now consolidated with my studio.I listen to their proposals on every type of project, and then together we evaluate the best solutions
What are your suggestions to companies for working with a designer? How can companies select a good designer?
Trust, the sense of creating a product that has a significant sales force, but at the same time a production development in total harmony with the company
Can you talk a little about your design process?
AM+D and his dynamic team create environments, situations and moods at times provocatively inspired in contrast with the outside world, not for the sake of the inverse, but in order to induce new long lasting sensations and emotions.In all his work, whether design (interior, contract, industrial, exhibit), graphics or communication, the “sensory apology” is clearly evident.It is a design concept which AM wishes to bring to people’s heart, sight and mind through the actual drawing and the idea behind it.AM+D introduces a new perspective focusing on the senses , free from traditional “limits”, calculated to simplify gestures and aimed at “enhancing sensations”. Alessandro Marchelli’s design, which is characterized by a rounded enveloping style, shapes and defines every single form always in search of the wonder of today’s world where marvel and convenience merge.Over the years AM+D has been responsible for interior design and fitting projects both for contracts and home, as well as designer items for major companies. His works appear in articles in national and international magazines and books dealing with the field of Interior Architecture and Industrial Design.Study and pursuit of perfection are essential requirements of the philosophy of AM+D; they are the basis for innovative solutions and space creation which can inform passions with their charm and uniqueness and shape the environment in an inventive fashion. The need to highlight each and every project to provide maximum comfort and easy usage together with a new personalized aesthetic quality remains a constant priority.Translating imagination into reality …… this is our art and our way of thinking
What are 5 of your favorite design items at home?
Objects that I have designed in recent years for various companies, from the "Airblow" lamps, to the large "Manlike" vases, the "Magnus A" sofa, the large "The Cove" bed and the "Double Love" bathtub
Can you describe a day in your life?
Being in charge of a team of architecture and interior design means always getting involved and every day we accept new challenges both on work in progress and on new projects. In the morning we meet for a briefing, then with their duties we devote ourselves to development, who in the pipeline, who in the laboratory and who works the details, executive, until you get to the evening where you are and you tell the story day to find solutions and new ideas for the next day to be tackled with great enthusiasm
Could you please share some pearls of wisdom for young designers? What are your suggestions to young, up and coming designers?
Two Grand Masters of Design and ' Contemporary Architecture said ;Oscar Niemeyer : "It is not the right angle that attracts me , nor the straight line, hard and inflexible , created by man. What attracts me is the free and sensual curve . Curve that meeting in the mountains and rivers of my country , in the clouds of heaven , in the waves of the sea, in the body of the favorite woman . is made of curves throughout the universe. curved universe of Einstein . "Ettore Sottsass : " Create design and make architecture also means designing a place where , at sunset , two friends sitting on the ground are told , slowly , the stories of their lives ." This for me is an absolute creative energy .
From your perspective, what would you say are some positives and negatives of being a designer?
Working every single day to create emotions, overcome difficulties with the imagination and then translate it into reality. A stimulating job from every point of view.The bureaucratic aspects instead are those practices that create negativity, long administrative time with consequent delay in processing
What is your "golden rule" in design?
Translating imagination into reality: this is our art and our way of thinking
What skills are most important for a designer?
Have the strength and knowledge to dare ..."When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills". Zen proverb
Which tools do you use during design? What is inside your toolbox? Such as software, application, hardware, books, sources of inspiration etc.?
Everything that revolves around desgin and interior architecture.Solid modeling programs, rendering programs and augmented reality ... fantasy, and above all the pencil that develops the idea spanned on a piece of paper wherever you are
Designing can sometimes be a really time consuming task, how do you manage your time?
Any type of project requires time, dedication, commitment.You start with the idea, looking for a guideline and then discussing, changing, returning, sometimes, on the initial idea, changing, exchanging opinions to find the right balance of idea and reality, up to get to the realization of the prototype and then make the latest changes
How long does it take to design an object from beginning to end?
Each project has its own time, it can not be calculated a priori.There are objects that are born in a completely random and become fast, others require much more processing, to study in detail every single component
What was your most important job experience?
Each project has its own peculiarity, and every work of great satisfaction if done with commitment and a lot of work.There are many works I'm proud of, but maybe those that gave me something more were "Casa Dova" and "Tower House" where among other things they won an award in the 'A' Design Award.Complex works of great commitment to design and production, but extremely stimulating emotions and sensations.Restructuring in a historical center, with numerous constraints, difficulties on the existing structure, which then developed into important scenic works, working on light and creations, modeled exclusively for that environment, with a miscellanea of ​​workers incredible. Coming to obtain numerous awards and prizes, with articles in international magazines.
Who are some of your clients?
Italian and foreign companies in terms of product design, private customers for the creation of domestic spaces, hotels, contract, retail, entertainment venues, SPA and wellness and pool
What type of design work do you enjoy the most and why?
The design has no limits and so I dedicate myself every time with all the effort possible to create works that can remain over time, can create amazement and remain in the eyes of people who rely on my creativity
What are your future plans? What is next for you?
Among other works in the design phase both, in home, and in contract and retail, we are working on a new design concept designed for an Italian company, which will soon be presented to the international press.A new line of bar counters, pastry shops, ice cream parlors for HoReCa and for Food, conceived, designed and modeled to give new life to innovative, hi-tec and multifunctional spaces for people in step with the times.
Do you work as a team, or do you develop your designs yourself?
We are a team of people, each with their own characteristics.Designers, Interior Architects, Architects, Engineers, Surveyors and Graphs
Do you have any works-in-progress being designed that you would like to talk about?
A multi-sensory villa under construction.A project to which we have dedicated a lot of time, to find a resolution to various problems.In the summer of 2018 "Villa Elysium" will see the new work signed by Alessandro Marchelli.A space of about 250.00 square meters on two floors above ground.A futuristic sensory narration in a Liberty style villa, keeping all the historical features of the time outward, restoring manual and craftsmanship with frames, scuretti, high-reliefs, ornaments and then transforming itself into a place outside traditional, emotional and innovative.A "fairy" world, elegant and sensual.Spaces, traces, light and objects that are shaped at each step, which open up to the uncommon future, changing perspective and vision at every glance.A "fil-rouge" of signs, of unpredictability, of three-dimensional sensations suspended in the void of a perfect hemisphere ... the world of Villa Elysium

Designer of the Day Interview with Alessandro Marchelli

Could you please tell us about your experience as a designer, artist, architect or creator?
Alessandro Marchelli is Interior Architect & Designer, Art Director and consultant for the public and private sector, specialized in Brand Vision, Concepts Design for Home + Hotel & SPA / Wellness.Born in 1964, Alessandro Marchelli has always shown unconventional creative flair, curiosity for his surroundings, eagerness to know, to learn and to develop his talent. His course of study took him from Piedmont to the Academy d'Architecture Interieure de Design (AIA) in France, followed by an Advanced Training Course in New Entertainment Design at Poli.Design in Milan.In 1990 he founded AM+D, an international firm in continuous progress focused on sensory interior architecture and creative experimental design, and has been its artistic director since.
How did you become a designer?
Create emotion. Being able to turn a dream into reality. Develop concepts, ideas, sketches and leave a sign that remains over time. Shaping and shaping each line with creativity, making sure that it is not only a line, but that has its own function, its own life. With the aim to create, from a mixture of decomposed traits, a perfect symphony. As a bunch of musical instruments in a large philharmonic orchestra, that all together form a magical melody.
What are your priorities, technique and style when designing?
AM+D and his dynamic team create environments, situations and moods at times provocatively inspired in contrast with the outside world, not for the sake of the inverse, but in order to induce new long lasting sensations and emotions.In all his work, whether design (interior, contract, industrial, exhibit), graphics or communication, the “sensory apology” is clearly evident. It is a design concept which AM wishes to bring to people’s heart, sight and mind through the actual drawing and the idea behind it.AM introduces a new perspective focusing on the senses , free from traditional “limits”, calculated to simplify gestures and aimed at “enhancing sensations”.AM+D’s design, which is characterized by a rounded enveloping style, shapes and defines every single form always in search of the wonder of today’s world where marvel and convenience merge.Over the years AM has been responsible for interior design and fitting projects both for contracts and home, as well as designer items for major companies. His works appear in articles in national and international magazines and books dealing with the field of Interior Architecture and Industrial Design.Study and pursuit of perfection are essential requirements of the philosophy of AM+; they are the basis for innovative solutions and space creation which can inform passions with their charm and uniqueness and shape the environment in an inventive fashion. The need to highlight each and every project to provide maximum comfort and easy usage together with a new personalized aesthetic quality remains a constant priority.Translating imagination into reality …… this is our art and our way of thinking
Which emotions do you feel when designing?
The Interior Architecture and Industrial Design are two completely different jobs, but at the same time complementary, from my point of view.The senses are part of my design path. The aim is to give unique sensations to people who "enters" the vision of our creations, without giving any reference point.Move the perspective every time you look at a project, surpassing the stereotyped stakes of ordinary, keeping the wonder of watching something new.Characterized by rounded and enveloping shapes, my design models and shapes every single form, continuously seeking the wonder in the modern world with the merge between surprise and convenience.The curve is also a medium that forces you asking yourself questions, challenging the stereotypes, getting out of the standard path, to achieve your goals.It is wonder, excitement, surprise, severity, and elegance of purity.
What particular aspects of your background shaped you as a designer?
The Design Studio always balance the intuition with the strategy, starting from the basis, where: innovation, experimentation of forms, collaboration, rigorous research of materials and meticulous attention to detail coexist and blend. In AM+D, with a dynamic team of people, we start with a careful analysis of the project to be realized by assessing each individual problem. We deeply analyze the context and the key aspects provided by the client, from the "modus vivendi", the social status, to the target budget for the realization.During the first phase, "preliminary study" or concept, we develop handmade drawings, then in a second step, we develop the final executive drawing, putting the customer at the center of his "new world", producing photorealistic renderings that will make the customer able to feel its new space, that could be its Home, Office, Hotel, Retail or SPA/ Wellness.
What is your growth path? What are your future plans? What is your dream design project?
Regardless of trends and fashions of the moment. There are minimalists periods and others completely opposite filling every little space. In my artistic DNA, I follow what makes me feel good and at the same time I give it to customers, adapting all forms according to the guidelines of my smooth design, soft and non-conformist to the rules of everyday life; but not for the sake of going against current, but to try to bring out the uniqueness in every project.
What are your advices to designers who are at the beginning of their career?
Not to be manipulated in tastes, ideas and currents of colorful thoughts that last a while, but to follow up with all forces the own solutions, researching, studying, proposing what comes from the own "inside".Getting excited every time you create.
You are truly successful as a designer, what do you suggest to fellow designers, artists and architects?
Studying, updating, experimenting, engaging in finding the solution to the problems, sharing, being surrounded by people who are a stimulus to creativity. Carry forward your ideas, your own way of designing. Making customers understand the thrill of always creating something innovative. Never copy yourself or others because doing so you can not feel the idea.
What is your day to day look like?
Being in charge of an Interior Architecture and Design Team is impossible to find moments of boredom. Every day new challenges are found and accepted both on the work in progress and on new projects. In the morning we meet for a briefing, then with their duties we are dedicated to development, who in the pipeline, who in the laboratory and who work the details, executive, until you get to the evening where you are and you tell the story day to find solutions and new ideas for the next day to be tackled with great enthusiasm
How do you keep up with latest design trends? To what extent do design trends matter?
I believe in the elegance and therefore I look at the creativity factor, and if I do not find the things I like around, I draw themBeing creative, for me means leaving a mark, a line to follow and share, so I always try to develop my idea of ​​architecture and design. The forms round and fulid that let themselves be shaped like clay, modeling according to the needs to not give points of reference and always change perspective
How do you know if a product or project is well designed? How do you define good design?
Functionality, quality, development, productivity, elegance, amazement, emotion ... From my point of view good design is what makes you feel good, that makes you see people happy when they use the product or appreciate the environment that he has drawn himselfThe mistake that should not be made, in my opinion, is that of not copying even if once you have had success with that kind of project. We must always discover new limits and overcome them ... this is good design for me
How do you decide if your design is ready?
When all aspects have been developed, even the most banal. Listening, evaluating, pondering. Trying to find innovative solutions if you think that those adopted are already outdated. Be flexible in changing during construction if you think the new idea is in progress with the project being developed. Without arriving. And it will be a success
What is your biggest design work?
Each project has its own peculiarity, and every work of great satisfaction if done with commitment and a lot of work.There are many works I'm proud of, but maybe those that gave me something more were "Casa Dova" and "Tower House" where among other things they won an award in the 'A' Design Award.Complex works of great commitment to design and production, but extremely stimulating emotions and sensations.Restructuring in a historical center of the Basso Monferrato, with numerous constraints, difficulties on the existing structure, which then developed into important scenic works, working on light and creations created exclusively for that environment, with a miscellanea of ​​workers incredible. Coming to obtain numerous awards and prizes, with articles in international magazines.Among other works in the design phase both in home and in contract and retail, we are working on a new design concept designed for an Italian company, which will soon be presented to the international press.A new line of bar counters, pastry shops, ice cream parlors for HoReCa and for Food, conceived, designed and modeled to give new life to innovative, hi-tec and multifunctional spaces for people in step with the times.
Who is your favourite designer?
There are men and women, artists, designers, architects, who in this world have made and are making history, and when the eyes can see their creations and read their thoughts your imagination can fly.-I'm always fascinated by a phrase of the famous architect and master Oscar Niemeyer:"It is not the right angle that attracts me, nor the straight line, hard and inflexible, created by man. What attracts me is the free and sensual curve. The curve that encounter in the mountains and rivers of my country, in the clouds of the sky, in the sea waves, in the favorite woman's body. It is made of curves throughout the universe. The curved universe of Einstein".Even more sophisticated, is the memory of the Director of Zaha Hadid Design, Maha Kutay:"She loved to shape everything and if the world could not find what she wanted, she would have drawn it" or Ron Arad that says: "less you see, the more you see" ... and even if it is not easy, all of it seems easy.
Would you tell us a bit about your lifestyle and culture?
Design is a "lifestyle", obviously brings changes in society, because there are women and men who have changed the way we live everyday life with their works, creative geniuses that have made every object have its own functional life that made the spaces designed, true works of art.My team and I try to draw on every form of art that surrounds us, be it music, cities that we visit in the world, different cultures, ways of being. It is part of one's own baggage of life in this way, then to be tapped during the creative phase
Would you tell us more about your work culture and business philosophy?
Knowing how to listen, evaluate, observe, and then make decisions, follow the design guidelines. Give the maximum for every single job.Everything must be taken into account when creating, every single element becomes fundamental to the final result.The people of my team and my collaborators are motivated because they know that nothing is, and must be left to chance, they work in groups. They must be able to follow the directives, talking about it, creating synergy.
What are your philanthropic contributions to society as a designer, artist and architect?
The pro bono design is an excellent idea, if it has been created as a starting point to then develop work for everyone. We have studied for our community some urban furniture, where we have seen the aggregation of people, events in which young people have approached art and design.Every year we offer schools, institutions, our time to participate in lectures, conferences and workshops on design and interior architecture, talking about our vision, our work and our way of doing design
What positive experiences you had when you attend the A’ Design Award?
Getting to finals or win a contest of Design or Architecture is the completion of the work done. The satisfaction of being able to bring out the idea, the motivation of what they wanted to create.The decision to participate is made according to the type of contest and project that you want to propose. I usually evaluate the originality of the contest and what is required. Limiting the design choices in a competition precludes the project itself, you should leave creativity to the designer, then the jury will decide whether the implementation choices are appropriate or not for the type of contest.

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