ABOUT | ITALIANBARK

ITALIANBARK is an online place where to scout for the latest interior trends, for design news, for amazing homes, for original interiors, from Italy and abroad. Our mission is to forecast trends, to give voice to new design talents, to give inspiration to young creatives and design professionals.

ITALIANBARK was founded by architect Elisabetta Rizzato back in 2013 as a personal inspirational blog, and it is now a platform with an international editorial team and original digital products dedicated to design professionals.

ITALIANBARK was awarded as “Best Colour Inspiration Blog” International at the Amara Interior Blog Awards 2018 and listed in the Top Global 25 interior blogs by The Huffington Post, besides being named in many paper and online publications, including Vogue Australia in the top Italian interior Instagram profiles to follow. At present, it is one of the most read Italian interior design blogs abroad and one of the most popular trend forecasting websites on a global scale.

Thank you for stopping by and Barking with us !

Press and Awards | Work with Us | Start Here

Contact : info@italianbark.com

MEET US

ELISABETTA RIZZATO

Founder & Editor

Elisabetta is the mastermind behind ITALIANBARK.

She studied Architecture at the University of Venice and Interior Design at London Saint Martin’s and, besides being a design blogger and web content creator, she runs her interior and design studio.

She has contributed to several international publications, forecasting interiors and design, while regularly traveling to the latest design events as design blogger.

She is creative with a nerdy side and started ITALIANBARK to share her personal inspiration and engage with others.

BORN IN : Treviso, Italy

LIVED IN : Treviso, Paris, London, Somewhere

CURRENTLY IN : Somewhere in the countryside between Venice and the Alps

THINGS SHE LOVES : Riding a bike at summer evenings, Walking alone in new cities, Doing aperitivo in her city

LA BAGI

CEO

La Bagi, AKA the Pink Dog, is the REAL chief of the team.

After 12 years of experience in barking, she’s a loyal source for everything on interiors and design.

Be wary of her little pout… she is a badass boss and isn’t into cuddling (unless it’s her owner).

She has an insane passion for shoes, especially those with laces, and hopes you find something to bark on her blog!

BORN IN : Treviso, Italy

LIVED IN : Treviso, Italy

CURRENTLY IN : Treviso, Italy

THINGS SHE LOVES : Barking to strangers, Eating apples, Hiding between fallen leaves in autumn

GRACE DAVIN

Contributor

Grace is an American living in Milan.

She has a BA in Anthropology and International Studies from the University of Minnesota Duluth. She has lived in Italy for over a year, taking Italian language and culture courses while exploring the fascinating city of Milan.

Her passion for culture has been sustained by living and working abroad in the UK, Paris, Marrakech, and Milan. She is currently working as a freelance writer and is the associate editor of All the Pretty Birds.

BORN IN : Minneapolis, Minnesota

LIVED IN : Minneapolis, Duluth, Birmingham, Paris, Marrakech, Milan

CURRENTLY IN : Milan, Italy

THINGS SHE LOVES : Traveling with an open mind, reading with a cup of tea, writing letters to friends and family, watching films, and seeing live music

MARTINA PARDO

Contributor

Martina is an Italian interior designer living in London.

She was born in sunny Sicily, where she graduated in Engineering, and left to study interior design in Milan. She has worked in the interior design industry for four years in Milan, Beijing and London, working mostly in the hotel, branding and retail design.

She is now based in London and works on A Designer At Heart, her online platform where she shares weekly articles and provides e-design services.

BORN IN : Catania, Italy

LIVED IN : Catania, Milan, Bologna, Beijing, London

CURRENTLY IN : London, UK

THINGS SHE LOVES : Walking around London looking for the latest exhibitions, small cafés and bookshops, better in the East End

ANA LUIZA

Contributor

Ana Luiza is a Brazilian living in Milan.

She is a natural communicator, passionate about design, communication and cultural diversity. She holds an BA in Social Communication from the Federal University of Goias, Brazil, and an a MA in Media Industries from the University of Leeds, UK. She worked in advertising and design agencies both in Brazil and in England.

She currently lives and works in Milan where she co-founded SOMA_studiomilano, an enterprise focused in investigating trends, sharing knowledge and creating experiences in the fields of design and architecture.

BORN IN : Goiania, Goias, Brazil

LIVED IN : Goiania (Brazil), Upland (USA), Leeds and London (UK), Milan (Italy)

CURRENTLY IN : Milan, Italy

THINGS SHE LOVES : Design, traveling, writing, mediterranean colors and cuisine, coffee, Lady Gaga, old books with yellow pages, Audrey Hepburn style, Truffaut’s movies, , going to old street cinemas, vinyl players and Charles Bukowski’s bittersweet poems.

MARLON CHIUMENTO

Contributor

Marlon Chiumento is a Brazilian living in Milan.

He is a design enthusiast and a trend specialist. He graduated in 2009 in Industrial Design from the IED – European Design Institute – in Milan. He worked in design studios in Italy and in Brazil and was a trend lecturer at the European Center in the 2013/14 academic year.

In 2017 he moved back to Milan and co-founded SOMA_studiomilano, an enterprise focused in investigating trends, sharing knowledge and creating experiences in the fields of design and architecture.

BORN IN : Curitiba, Brazil

LIVED IN : Curitiba (Brazil) and Milan (Italy)

CURRENTLY IN : Milan, Italy

THINGS HE LOVES : Design and art (in all senses), visiting museums and exhibitions, exploring the city of Milan, traveling around the world to look for design and architecture inspirations, listening to music while working, eating all kinds of pasta, his cat Dalí, coffee and plants.

BENEDETTA MARTINI

Contributor

Benedetta is an Italian based in Australia.

A Fine Arts graduate from the University of the Arts London, she is a keen writer with a flair for good design. At the moment she is contemplating starting a Master of Arts & Cultural Management course while scouting around the land down under for new content to share on ITALIANBARK.

Her photography work has been shown in art galleries across Italy and the UK and has previously collaborated with several independent magazines.

BORN IN : Sanremo, Italy

LIVED IN : London, Melbourne, Hobart, Florence

CURRENTLY IN : Hobart, Tasmania

THINGS SHE LOVES : Hopping between museums and art galleries, getting lost in the suburbs, long weekends in the countryside, trying out local delicacies

ALICE DOTTORI

Contributor

Alice is an Italian currently living in Dakar, Senegal.

Originally from Genoa, she graduated in International Relations and worked as communication specialist within the development assistance sector. Her work sent her to many corners of the Earth: Tunisia, Libya, Bolivia, Egypt and Senegal, where she is temporary based with her family.

As a freelance consultant in digital communication, today her activities include SEO copywriting, social marketing, analytics and social media management.

BORN IN : Rome, Italy

LIVED IN : Genoa, Tunis, Tripoli, La Paz, Cairo

CURRENTLY IN : Dakar, Senegal

THINGS SHE LOVES : Travelling, running, reading, art nouveau, Japanese food, Games of Thrones

MODY

Contributor

Mody is a freelance designer living in China.

Master degree of Furniture Design Major in NFU, finished the business analysis course of the Wharton School, the certificate color teacher of NCS

She was the designer in OLO-HOME, the biggest cabinet enterprise in east China, and took part in the program of restoration Ming dynasty furniture in Nanjing Imperial Palace Furniture Research Institution. After that, she worked as a KA consultant in INTERPRINT. She is now an independent designer, leading D8 design studio, providing furniture, interior and décor design, trend forecast, and relevant design courses.

BORN IN : Jiangsu, east China

LIVED IN : Milan, Berlin, Stockholm, Kyoto, Shanghai, Nanjing

CURRENTLY IN : Changzhou, Jiangsu

THINGS SHE LOVES : Art Events, Music Festival, Tea Art, Scuba diving, Chinese Cuisine

VELVET KARATZAS

Contributor

Velvet is half Greek half German living in Athens.

She studied civil engineering at the University of East London. After working as a civil engineer for many years, her passion for interior design won her over.

She is now based in Athens, designing interiors and blogging about all that inspires her at Te Esse by Velvet.

BORN IN : Athens, Greece

LIVED IN : Athens, London

CURRENTLY IN : Athens, Greece

THINGS SHE LOVES : Traveling, taking pictures, painting and spending time with her little ones

LYNESSA HANCOCK

Contributor

Lynessa graduated in Graphic Design at the Falmouth University in UK. She loves living in Cornwall and uses her surroundings as a natural source of inspiration.

Passionate about creative design, she started and enjoys curating @creativedesignseeds. This is where she can incorporate her love of design, including trends, interiors and creative direction influenced by colour.

BORN IN : Cornwall, UK

LIVED IN : Cornwall, UK

CURRENTLY IN : Cornwall, UK

THINGS SHE LOVES : Coastal and country walks. Food, Art, Design and Styling.

BOJANA BAJAC

Contributor

Bojana is a Serbian design creative with a huge passion for visual storytelling.

Aesthetician by heart, she finds utmost joy in turning her interior fantasies into mood boards, scouting trends and discovering meaning behind their roots. She has a tender spot in her heart for the future of interior design and the way we live in our homes.

Bojana is a brand ambassador at SampleBoard, a mood board building software for design professionals.

BORN IN : Novi Sad, Serbia

LIVED IN : Novi Sad, Kula, Sabac

CURRENTLY IN : Sabac, Serbia

THINGS SHE LOVES : Hugging her dog, Endless sunny afternoons, Taking care of her gazilion houseplants, exploring unbeaten locations, taking photos of her family, their home and adventures.