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OUTER AGENCY
We designed a new digital home for Berlin-based Outer GmbH. They are the creative agency behind Atonal Berlin and they collaborated with Nike, Porsche, Biennale Di Venezia, Louis Vuitton, Caterina Barbieri, Serpentine Gallery..
www.out3r.net
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Website |
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CALAMITA/A
We designed a new Logo and Identity for our friends: Calamita/à won the Strategia Fotografia prize by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture in 2023 and published a book designed by Hans Gremmen and published by Fw:Books.
www.calamitaproject.info
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Logo, Identity, Website |
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DOXI FESTIVAL
Doxi Festival is a private celebration Music Festival. It will take place in a Chuch in Puglia in May 2025
Email us for more information.
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Event Design |
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ATTICO A MILANO
We designed the house of a young couple of entrepreneurs and art collectors in Milano. It is an Attico on the 8th and 9th floors around Isola with a wild garden and pool on top of it. We did the renovation project, the interior design: we designed some concrete furniture for the bathrooms, the rooftop and a made-to-measure space-age kitchen.
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Design, Concrete Furniture |
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ATTICO A MILANO
We designed the house of a young couple of entrepreneurs and art collectors in Milano. It is an Attico on the 8th and 9th floors around Isola with a wild garden and pool on top of it. We did the renovation project, the interior design: we designed some concrete furniture for the bathrooms, the rooftop and a made-to-measure space-age kitchen.
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Renovation Project |
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MILANO LOCATIONS
Milan is our Home. We are often asked for advice about our city and on many occasions we scouted locations for international agencies & brands, art, fashion & design events. This is a very recent project about Milanese architecture austerity we did for Ninjas Madrid, but we also collaborated with Duvetica, i-D and many private clients.
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Location Design |
| 2023 |
CATERINA BARBIERI
Caterina Barbieri is one of the most important musicians of our generation. Barbieri has played a slew of the world's most important music festivals, from Unsound and Atonal to Primavera Sound and Sonar, and has presented her work at prestigious venues including London's Barbican Centre, Biennale di Venezia, Centre Pompidou and more.
For the past 5 Years, we designed many versions of her websites and her music label Light Years.
www.l-years.com
www.caterinabarbieri.com
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Website 2023 |
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ART PAPER EDITIONS
Art Paper Editions published the first 10 years monographic book by Luca Massaro, “Dizionario Vol.1”.
We designed the artist book as if it was an old school dictionary in alphabetical order.
The cover was designed by Jurgen Maelfeyt. The book was selected for Prix Du Livre Les Rencontres D’Arles and among the best books of the year for Photo España and i-D UK.
www.artpapereditions.org
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Book Design |
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LA NOTTE @ RONIN
“A party curated like an exhibition and vice versa” – Zero Magazine.
Alongside our friends and musicians Dumbo Gets Mad and Lamusa II and Beverages & Spirits expert Simone Massaro we curate a monthly party upon invitation called “La Notte”.
Email us if you want an invitation. xzassociati@gmail.com
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Event Design |
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LIGHT YEARS LABEL
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Website 2023 |
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CASTRO ROMA
We designed a new logo and identity for Castro Roma, a no-profit arts residency in Trastevere, Rome, the cultural and artistic epicenter of Italy. The residency hosts international artists, writers, curators and researchers.
www.castroprojects.it
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Logo, Identity |
| 2022 |
C41 MAGAZINE
C41 Magazine new website and e-commerce.
10 years of photographic archive, online submissions, and a minimal e-commerce for one of the most interesting magazines based in Milan.
www.c41magazine.com
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Website, E-Commerce |
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LLART
Lunigiana Land Art is the project awarded with the Borghi in Festival Prize by Direzione Generale Creatività Contemporanea del Ministero della Cultura Italiana.
We designed everything for them, from the logo, the identity, t-shirts, banners, wallpapers, social media, video, invitations, stationery, etc.
www.lunigianalandart.it
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Logo, Identity, Print |
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LUNIGIANA LAND ART
Lunigiana Land Art is the project awarded with the Borghi in Festival Prize by Direzione Generale Creatività Contemporanea del Ministero della Cultura Italiana.
We designed everything for them, from the logo, the identity, t-shirts, banners, wallpapers, social media, video, invitations, stationery, etc.
www.lunigianalandart.it
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Website, Identity |
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GLUQBAR
Gluqbar is an umbrella for collaborative research, applying image experimentation in disciplines beyond photography. It aims to provide a framework at the intersection of online and offline communication and curating.
We restored an old factory that became a contemporary studio & house (“Casa & Bottega”) and tripled its value on the real estate market.
www.gluqbar.xyz
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Design, Renovation |
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GLUQBAR STUDIO
Gluqbar is an umbrella for collaborative research, applying image experimentation in disciplines beyond photography. It aims to provide a framework at the intersection of online and offline communication and curating.
We restored an old factory that became a contemporary studio & house (“Casa & Bottega”) and tripled its value on the real estate market.
www.gluqbar.xyz
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Identity, Website |
| 2021 |
MARINA CANEVE
Marina is a friend and a great photographer. In 2023, Marina Caneve was awarded the Italian Council program (12th edition). We designed her new website.
www.marinacaneve.com
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Website |
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TAMI IZKO
Tami is a friend and sculptor represented by Viasaterna. On the occasion of her new commission, we designed her website.
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Website |
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LIGHT YEARS LABEL
Caterina Barbieri is one of the most important musicians of our generation, performing at major festivals worldwide.
Over the past five years, we’ve designed many versions of her websites and music label, Light Years.
www.l-years.com
www.caterinabarbieri.com
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Website |
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ITALIA 90
ITALIA 90 is an Open Call for photographers. The call invites those born after 01/01/1990, Italians or people living in Italy, to submit a photographic project with a free theme.
We invented the title of the Open Call and designed the logo, the book, etc.
The selected projects will be shown at the group exhibition at CONDOMINIO.
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Book Design |
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UCM FESTIVAL
Una Cosa Mostruosa is a three-dimensional project for the Sacro Bosco di Bomarzo. A sound, narrative, and visual odyssey at the intersection of Renaissance Hermeticism and Digital Ecology.
We designed the limited-edition artworks.
unacosamostruosa.com
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Limited Edition Design |
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UCM FESTIVAL
Una Cosa Mostruosa is a three-dimensional project for the Sacro Bosco di Bomarzo. A sound, narrative, and visual odyssey at the intersection of Renaissance Hermeticism and Digital Ecology.
We designed the logo, the identity, and the website.
unacosamostruosa.com
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Identity, Cards, Website |
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PhMUSEUM
Mobile devices are often the main vehicle through which we document our everyday life. In light of the COVID-19 crisis, PhMuseum dedicated the 2020 Mobile Photography Prize to explore and understand that surreal moment. INSIDE is the result of that collective visual reflection on the pandemic.
The publication reflects on this historical transition, becoming a medium to immortalize and remember these unprecedented months.
www.phmuseum.com
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Book Design |
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BUILDING GALLERY
BUILDING, in the center of Milan, is a venue designed to host art in all its forms. It offers a program exploring historical and contemporary art, weaving together works and artists to create a new conception of art gallery.
www.building-gallery.com
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Website, E-Commerce |
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CONDOMINIO GALLERY
Condomino is a co-sharing space for contemporary photography and image culture. We designed the logo, the identity, and the website.
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Logo, Identity, Website |
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ALESSANDRO CALABRESE
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Website |
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FEDERICO CLAVARINO
Federico Clavarino is a friend and artist represented by Viasaterna. We designed his new award-winning website.
www.federicoclavarino.com
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Website |
| 2020 |
VIETNIK
Vietnik is Luca Massaro's second artist book. We designed the logo, the cover, and the book interior.
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Logo & Book Design |
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CATERINA BARBIERI
Caterina Barbieri is one of the most important musicians of our generation. Over the past five years, we’ve designed many versions of her websites and her music label Light Years.
www.l-years.com
www.caterinabarbieri.com
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Website 2020 |
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VIASATERNA
VIASATERNA was created in 2015 on the initiative of Irene Crocco. We redesigned their website on the occasion of their 5th anniversary.
www.viasaterna.com
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Website, Identity |
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PARASITE 2.0
Parasite 2.0 is a design and research agency based in Milan and London. Founded in 2010, they investigate human habitats through architecture, design, and scenography. We designed a website that turned into a book.
www.parasite2.com
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Website |
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PARASITE 2.0
Parasite 2.0 is a design and research agency investigating human habitats. We designed a website that turned into a book.
www.parasite2.com
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Book Design |
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L’AQUILA E LA RANA
L’Aquila e La Rana is an artist book by Luca Massaro. Commissioned by Confotografia, we designed the newspaper layout.
www.lucamassaro.com
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Book Design |
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TELEMARKET
Telemarket was a private Italian TV channel founded in 1982, offering paintings and collectibles fine arts to the public. We curated the exhibition and exhibition design, exploring the paradox of how widely spread images of digital objects can paradoxically create value by making them collectable.
www.telemarket.com
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Exhibition Design |
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RETINA
"Retina" refers to the connection between advanced screen quality and the human eye. It’s a collective exhibition bringing together Italian artists using photography to explore the intersection of real and virtual, print and screen, and social sharing in contemporary art.
We curated the exhibition and exhibition design.
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Exhibition Design |
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FOTOGRAFIA EUROPEA
FOTOGRAFIA EUROPEA Festival invited us to curate their official After Party. Zero Magazine described it as “A party curated like an exhibition and vice versa.”
www.fotografiaeuropea.it
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Party Design |
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REGGIO EMILIA BILLBOARDS
The city of Reggio Emilia invited us to curate a public installation opening each month on the city’s main street, featuring international artists.
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Installation Design |
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JAGERMEISTER
We were responsible for the art direction and photography for Jagermeister, creating visually compelling campaign materials.
www.jagermeister.com
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Art Direction, Photography |
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DUVETICA
Duvetica commissioned us for the photography and art direction for their campaign featuring Raz Degan.
www.duvetica.com
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Art Direction, Photography |
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NETWORK ENSEMBLE
The Network Ensemble is the sound unit of the Demystification Committee, an art and design collective studying the intensities of late capitalism — in its platforms, networks, capital and information flows. Established in 2016 and chaired from London and Berlin, the Demystification Committee is (pre)occupied with the relationship between sovereignty and capital, and with the friction between networks and power structures. Among its recent exhibitions and performances: 4th Istanbul Design Biennale @ARTER Istanbul, SITUATIONS/INFRASTRUCTURE @Fotomuseum Winterthur, transmediale 2018 @HKW Berlin, Radical Networks 2018 @SPEKTRUM Berlin, Alt-Age @Design Museum London, Borderline Festival 2018 @Onassis Cultural Center Athens.
We invited them in Milan for an exhibition and performance.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
For more info about our photography in the last 10 years visit www.lucamassaro.net and studio.lucamassaro.net
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CATERINA BARBIERI
Caterina Barbieri is one of the most important musicians of our generation. Barbieri has played a slew of the world's most important music festivals, from Unsound and Atonal to Primavera Sound and Sonar, and has presented her work at prestigious venues including London's Barbican Centre, Biennale di Venezia, Centre Pompidou and IRCAM, INA GRM, Berliner Festspiele, Haus Der Kunst in Münich, Mexico City’s Museo Anahuacalli, Ruhrtriennale, Philharmonie de Paris and Festival de Cannes, among many others. Since 5 years, we have designed many versions of her websites and of her music label Light Years.
 | Website 2018 |
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THE CONTINUOUS EXHIBITION
That’s where it all started!
In 2012, some friends started collaborating on a 3D online exhibition. Then Gluqbar Exhibition Project started. Gluqbar is a flexible exhibition space and curatorial framework with the goal of producing public site-specific installations, innovative designs, virtual & printed matter, off-site & online projects in an oxymoronic “architecture without walls”. gluqbar.xyz/Projects
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