Art Direction

Elena Pelosi Studio specializes in art direction, combining creativity and strategy to create cohesive, visually compelling narratives that reflect each project’s unique vision, identity, and contextual significance.

All Selected Interior Design Collectible / Product design Set design Art Direction For Brands Matteo Thun & Partners, 2010–2022

Invitation to Imaginarium 2024 by Acqua Foundation and Vanity Fair: How creative industries are reshaping sustainability.

Graphic pattern of black lines and blue fragments designed for the Imaginarium 2024 exhibition.

Set design, Art Direction, For Brands

Imaginarium III

Stella 33 Milano: Elena Pelosi at Fuorisalone 2026, hexagonal ceramic tiles and a terracotta figure

Set design, Art Direction, For Brands

Limitless Workspace

Guests gathered under the porch of Fornace Curti in Milan during Mornings Made in Fornace.

Poster for Mornings Made in Fornace, curated by Elena Pelosi for Milan Design Week 2026: a hand holding a terracotta door hanger.

Set design, Art Direction

Mornings Made in Fornace

Floor lamp silhouetted against a glowing orange and yellow halo, Halo Project at Lampo Milano.

Circular halo of coloured light projected on a raw wall above a slim floor lamp, Halo Project at Lampo Milano.

Set design, Art Direction, For Brands

Halo Project

Art Direction, For Brands

Effebiquattro Brand Image

Invitation to Imaginarium 2022 at Fondazione Riccardo Catella, Milan: How creative industries are reshaping sustainability.

Imaginarium 2022 exhibition space with a black abstract artwork on a white panel.

Set design, Art Direction, For Brands

Imaginarium I

Our Common Future, Guggenheim: round dinner table set on a terrace overlooking Venice

Our Common Future, Guggenheim: printed cards on a white round table

Set design, Art Direction, For Brands

Our Common Future

Cover of the Panzeri lighting catalogue “La forma della luce”, concept and art direction by Elena Pelosi.

Open spreads of the Panzeri lighting catalogue showing lamps and interiors.

Art Direction, For Brands

La Forma della Luce

Axent catalogue spread pairing Western lettering with Chinese aesthetics, concept and art direction by Elena Pelosi.

Art Direction, Matteo Thun & Partners, 2010–2022

AXENT Catalogues

Detail of a Venini glass piece engraved with “Campione 2012” and Matteo Thun’s signature.

Three Venini glass bottles in smoky grey, green and amber on a wooden block by a window, Alla Morandi collection.

Collectible / Product design, Art Direction, Matteo Thun & Partners, 2010–2022

Venini Collections

Hand holding an oak branch with acorns, a material reference for the Waldkliniken Eisenberg interiors.

Waldkliniken Eisenberg: table by a window overlooking the forest under a glass pendant

Art Direction, Matteo Thun & Partners, 2010–2022

Waldkliniken Eisenberg

Concept for Davines Group Village: the glasshouses lit at dusk above a reflecting pool

Concept for Davines Group Village: glasshouse buildings and gardens seen from the courtyard

Art Direction, Matteo Thun & Partners, 2010–2022

Davines Group Village

The Index Book, Matteo Thun monograph: plants paired with green glazed tiles and wood

Cover of The Index Book, the monograph of architect Matteo Thun, with art direction by Elena Pelosi.

Art Direction, Matteo Thun & Partners, 2010–2022

The Index Book

Cover of the book 448 Historical Pieces on Red Square for Max Mara, with Saint Basil’s Cathedral in sepia tones.

Deconstructed camel coat reduced to its seams and edges, from the Max Mara book 448 Historical Pieces on Red Square.

Art Direction, For Brands

Coats! Max Mara

SICIS locations: swimmer diving over a blue floral mosaic pool floor

SICIS locations: pool floor with a floral glass mosaic seen through the water

Art Direction, For Brands

SICIS Locations