BVLGARI the Snake anniversary frames
Mornings Made in Fornace I Milan Design Week 2026. Video Credits: Federico Farci
Research on Rocks I Video by: @nothing-visual on Tumblr
Elena Pelosi, artist and designer in Milan
Elena Pelosi is an artist and designer based in Milan.
Her material research becomes artworks, objects and interiors, for private clients and for brands such as Bvlgari and Zegna.
Her material research becomes artworks, objects and interiors, for private clients and for brands such as Bvlgari and Zegna.
Her studio, an international team of designers and collaborators, works from an atelier inside Fornace Curti, a kiln founded in the 15th century.
Art · Research · Interiors · For brands
Selected projects
ART-LED INTERIOR
Rifugio Monte Marca
Interiors for the Monte Marca chalet in Oasi Zegna, part of an ongoing collaboration with Zegna since 2023. Ribbon windows frame the mountains like living artworks.
BRAND COLLABORATION
Bvlgari Serpenti Frames
Bvlgari’s Serpenti reinterpreted as a material study: reclaimed clays turned into marble-like surfaces at Fornace Curti, with Harper’s Bazaar. Limited to 8 numbered pieces.
HOSPITALITY INTERIOR
The Westin Palace Milan
Interior design for The Westin Palace hotel in Milan, part of the Marriott group.
MATERIAL RESEARCH
Panta Rei Tables
Tables and vases made entirely from reclaimed clays, fired into layered, landscape-like surfaces.
COLLABORATIVE ART PROJECT
Portal of Memory
Where ceramics meet code: generative geometries mapped onto ceramic vessels inspired by Etruscan artifacts.
SOCIAL DESIGN PROJECT
Cassiopea Collection
A constellation-inspired necklace crafted by young Cambodian students with master artisans, designed by Elena Pelosi for Il Nodo Onlus.
All selected projects · Projects for brands
Art
Sculptures and installations in clay, marble, metal and reclaimed matter, from Peripheral Visions to The Code of Sisyphus.
Interiors
Homes, hotels, shops and workspaces for private clients and hospitality groups, from concept to handover.
Material research
Open questions on clay, marble, cocciopesto and construction waste, tested in the atelier at Fornace Curti.
For brands
Exhibitions, set design and creative direction for Zegna, Bvlgari, Marriott, Max Mara, Rubinetterie Stella and others.
News
ARTIST RESIDENCY
NY20+ Artist Residency, Chengdu
November–December 2026, Chengdu, Sichuan
With Time Capsules, Elena Pelosi received a Special Award at the Arte Laguna Prize 2025: an artist residency at NY20+ in Chengdu.
With Time Capsules, Elena Pelosi received a Special Award at the Arte Laguna Prize 2025: an artist residency at NY20+ in Chengdu.
AWARD
Party for One wins at the Hotel Designer Awards 2026
13 October 2026, Rimini
Party for One, a concept hotel room designed by Elena Pelosi Studio with Anshika Mangla, Carla Sanchez, Bruno Oprandi and Başak Kileci, won the Concept / Storytelling Room category at the first Hotel Designer Awards. The 36 m² room is imagined as a private listening space, where sound becomes a design material.
Party for One, a concept hotel room designed by Elena Pelosi Studio with Anshika Mangla, Carla Sanchez, Bruno Oprandi and Başak Kileci, won the Concept / Storytelling Room category at the first Hotel Designer Awards. The 36 m² room is imagined as a private listening space, where sound becomes a design material.
SOCIAL DESIGN PROJECT
Cassiopea at the IBC Annual Ball 2026
12 September 2026, Phnom Penh
Cassiopea, the necklace designed by Elena Pelosi for Il Nodo Onlus, was worn at the IBC Annual Ball at Rosewood Phnom Penh, an evening dedicated to Il Nodo Cambodia. Photo courtesy of Il Nodo Onlus.
Cassiopea, the necklace designed by Elena Pelosi for Il Nodo Onlus, was worn at the IBC Annual Ball at Rosewood Phnom Penh, an evening dedicated to Il Nodo Cambodia. Photo courtesy of Il Nodo Onlus.
ARTWORK & AUCTION
Peripheral Visions #14
at the XVII Gala Starlite Occident
9 August 2026, Marbella
Peripheral Visions #14 was selected for the live charity auction of the XVII Starlite Gala, hosted by Antonio Banderas and Sandra García-Sanjuán.
Peripheral Visions #14 was selected for the live charity auction of the XVII Starlite Gala, hosted by Antonio Banderas and Sandra García-Sanjuán.
SITE-SPECIFIC ARTWORK
Peripheral Visions at the Open d’Italia 2026
25–28 June 2026, Circolo Golf Torino – La Mandria
Eighteen circular works in powder-coated iron and coloured acrylic, conceived for the Open d’Italia golf tournament: a reading of the course through landscape, light and movement.
Eighteen circular works in powder-coated iron and coloured acrylic, conceived for the Open d’Italia golf tournament: a reading of the course through landscape, light and movement.
As seen in
Vogue · AD · Elle Decor · Domus · Harper’s Bazaar · Vanity Fair · Interni · Living
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