Emanuele Santalena is a Milan-based multidisciplinary design practice working across product design, interiors and visual direction, with a strong focus on identity, materiality and spatial atmosphere.
The studio develops furniture, lighting and objects through a refined balance of proportion, sculptural presence and contemporary language. Since 2025, the studio has been collaborating with companies in the lighting, furniture and accessories sectors, contributing to the development of products, collections and distinctive design languages, from concept to visual definition.
Alongside product design, the practice is actively engaged in residential and commercial projects, approaching each space as a layered composition where material research, light and spatial rhythm define immersive and distinctive environments. With an international background spanning Milan, New York, Miami and Monte Carlo, the studio operates across bespoke, brand-driven and high-end projects, including work within the yachting industry.
In 2023, the studio developed the full interior design for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Pavilion at the Horticultural Expo Doha 2023, collaborating with Italian and international firms on the architectural development.
The studio’s work has been featured in various international design publications and platforms. Today, the practice collaborates with brands, galleries and private clients, developing projects that combine conceptual clarity with a strong visual identity.
Selected collectible pieces are represented in Miami by Pietra Casa
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The sober and clean style of the various products take the form of an extreme refinement of the use of selected, precious natural materials and acute sensitivity in attention to detail, always keeping as a reference the importance of light within a space
His approach remains simple but full of meaning:
“The environment must become the mirror of a harmonious connection between art and design thanks to the use of natural materials, pure lines and colours”
