Born in Campania and now living in Milan, Sara Ricciardi is a multifaceted designer. In collaboration with the finest Italian artisans, she creates unique pieces for galleries and iconic products for companies. As Creative Director, she develops product strategies and visions for brands like Starhotels and companies like Texturae and Karpeta, creating new wall coverings and contemporary rugs. A theater enthusiast, she creates immersive urban and public installations, sets, and performances. She studied in Milan, Istanbul, and New York, and in 2015 she opened Sara Ricciardi Studio, an award-winning creative direction and multidisciplinary design practice. Her work spans interior and retail projects, public installations, exhibitions, and product design for companies and art galleries. In 2021, she opened Pataspazio, a pataphysics-inspired atelier and a place for cultural research and exploration based in Milan.
She teaches courses in social and relational design, initiating community co-design practices at NABA, the New Academy of Fine Arts. She collects stones, feathers, and shells, and leads international workshops in "Design Thinking" and Performance. Her approach is one of profound narrative exploration; she defines each aesthetic only as a result of a precise conceptual message. In fact, for her, "Form follows poetry."