The Red Bench project
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2026 • Commissioned

Design of a set of benches in the park that surrounds the Genova’s Museum of Contemporary Art (Italy).
The design functions as a call to raise awareness about gender-based violence and celebrate women’s empowerment, and is part of national-wide project called ‘The Red Bench’.

The design features a woman emerging from the sea, surrounded by the rising and setting sun.
This reflects the cycle of each day and invites you for a moment of pause, reflection, and dialogue. 






Happy New Year
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2026 • Personal work 



Best Friends
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2025 • Personal work | Sculpture object
Handmade in Italy by Nicola Strada






Rain Fall
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2025 • Personal work 



2025 • Illustration for Secours Populaire

‘Unconditional help for those who are in distress’



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