The Palatine Chapel

March 15, 2021Art

Nested in the Norman palace in Palermo there’s a chapel decorated with mosaic of unparalleled elegance. But wait, there’s more, much more. This small 32-meter-long church built in 1132, combines harmoniously a variety of styles: the Norman architecture and door decor, the Arabic arches and ceiling designs and script adorning the roof, the Byzantine dome … Read More

The portrait on the back of a metro ticket

March 15, 2021Art

Bam! That blue, the orange, the green, the red, and the black turning in to… maroon. Almost too much. It happened in Florence, when wandering around without a specific destination that all of a sudden I got hit by a screaming combination of colors. The poster on the wall was promoting Joan Miró exhibition in … Read More

Empathy, chess and the theory of mind

March 14, 2021Strategy

I love playing chess, and one common cliché is that the mark of chess players is that they can see a number of moves ahead. That may be true in some simple positions with very limited number of pieces on the board, but the reality is that even the best chess player cannot calculate so … Read More

Building cathedrals

March 12, 2021Strategy

I remember when man landed on the moon. I was just a little kid in Italy — electrified by the sheer genius of the idea and of what it took to get there. Parked in front of the TV, eyes as wide as saucers, it didn’t matter that it was in the middle of the … Read More

Regent

March 11, 2021Projects

Regent is a top-end cruise line, with packages costing up to $150,000. Every guest’s needs are catered to by designated staff, while the port and land excursions bring guests to the most exquisite sights on the planet. Regent needed a site and booking experience that matched its world-class cruises.For the new website redesign the team … Read More

Strategy&

March 10, 2021Projects

To celebrate their centennial anniversary, global consulting firm Strategy& (originally Booz Allen Hamilton) wanted a custom-made iBook.What I led my team to create far exceeded anything they’d imagined. We designed an interactive timeline that allowed Strategy& to dynamically explore their company’s history. At the end of the process this is what they had to say:“We … Read More