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Her training began with studies in Graphic Design at the IED in Rome in 1992, and she immediately entered advertising: first in Argentina as a junior Art Director, then in Italy. She covers different areas: advertising, below the line, and corporate identity. She has gained experience developing projects for leading telecommunication, finance, entertainment, and hospitality companies. She has collaborated with agencies such as Rai International and Open Media, and she was then a partner and creative director of 19novanta Communication Partners and Ape Communication. Since 2014, she has freelanced for several companies, ensuring their brand identity. Starting in 2008, she has also taught Basic Design and Brand Design.

She taught at the Faculty of Architecture of Roma Tre, collaborating with Prof. Mancini in the architectural design course. She also taught at Quasar University from 2016 to 2019. She has gained recurring experience as a Project Manager on construction sites in China, where she created new stores for excellence-brand fashion brands. She has collaborated with Prof. Desideri’s studio to realise architectural designs at different scales for various projects and competitions, particularly for the executive design of the new Auditorium in Florence. From 2014 to today, she has worked as a freelancer for private clients at her studio, Leonori Architetti. Since 2020, these activities have been complemented by teaching roles at the AANT.

She established Atelier Crilo in 2010, a company specialising in 3D visualisation for architecture and design. In 2015 and 2021, the studio was recognised as one of the top visual design agencies by the d2 Conference in Vienna and won the Hugh Ferriss competition. The images created by Atelier Crilo are featured on CGI-specific websites. Additionally, in 2017, CGarchitect honoured Atelier Crilo with the CGarchitect Architectural 3D Awards in the commissioned film category for their work on “Superficial.” The studio’s representation work has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale 2021, including installations at Casa dell’Architettura and MACRO, as well as solo exhibitions titled ” Paesaggi ibridi” and ” Disegno Plurale”. She also teaches at various universities, such as Sapienza University of Rome and the Polytechnic of Turin.

He worked as an assistant director on the series “Esterno Notte” (M. Bellocchio), “M – Il figlio del secolo” (J. Wright), and on the films “Blackout Love” (F. Marino), “Felicità” (M. Ramazzotti), and “Here Now” (G. Muccino). He has written and directed video clips and short films selected at numerous festivals; his latest work, “La Carezza,” was selected at over 40 festivals, winning nine awards. He won the 2022 Solinas Award for Best Short Section Script and the 2020 Bixio Award for best series concept with “Screen in Green,” together with Matteo Bianchi. In 2021, he was a finalist at the InediTo Colline Award in Turin with a script for animated shorts and won the award for best screenplay at the Inventa Un Film Festival and best concept at the Plot Point Awards 2022. He has collaborated as a filmmaker with Giornate degli Autori and ANICA Academy.

He graduated in 2021 from IED (European Institute of Design) in New Art Technologies, specializing in Computer Generated Animation. His professional experience focuses on the film, gaming, and advertising sectors as a 3D generalist, specifically in 3D modelling, texturing, lighting, shading, rendering, and 3D animation. He currently works as a Lead 3D artist for Besteam, a company in the gaming and metaverse sector, and serves as a 3D Modelling supervisor for Chronos Corps, an Italian fashion company. Additionally, he is an academic and lecturer at various training and work institutions. As a 3D freelance artist, he collaborates with both Italian and foreign productions, including a recent collaboration with the Californian studio 22Dogs.

After graduating in Communication Sciences from Sapienza University in Rome, he began his career as an editorial graphic designer. After four years in various newsrooms, he shifted his focus to advertising. With a scholarship at the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Milan, he attended a master’s degree in Art Direction and Copywriting. He then joined Ogilvy & Mather as an art director and continued his career at Young & Rubicam and Leo Burnett, working for national and international clients. In recent years, he has received awards and recognitions at various communication festivals. In 2017, he became a creative supervisor at Metaphora, a unit of the Alphaomega group. Today, he works as a freelancer and consultant at Next Group.

After her classical studies, she graduated in architecture in Venice and developed an interest in graphic design. She collaborated with studios and agencies in Venice, Padua, and Milan, where she specialised in art direction at the Istituto Superiore di Comunicazione and in Design of Services and Network Communication at Domus Academy. She furthered her expertise with master’s degrees in Type Design and Lettering Design at M. Flor Academy in Berlin. Her clients include Fineco, Fondazione Milano, Ikea, NuiNui Editore, Finmeccanica, Dainese, and Eni. Her awards include the 2023 Gold Prize at the European Design Awards for Publications/Calendar, the 2021-22 Premio Gold for “Le forme dell’aceto: label design, packaging,” and the 2018 Most Popular House Urlaubs Architektur for “La Mugletta.” Since 2019, she has complemented her teaching activities with a focus on lettering and the study of typefaces.