Japan Brand: The Wish List

Maiarelli Studio, in collaboration with KOKO Architecture, has recently completed JAPAN BRAND: The Wish List, a pop-up shop that opened on November 23 at the Felissimo Design House in Midtown Manhattan. The project is supported by the Japanese government and coordinated by Felissimo. The pop-up shop features a unique collection of contemporary products from 30 regions of Japan. The shop also includes an installation where visitors can contribute a wish of their own to the interactive Wish Wall, and see what other New Yorkers are wishing for this holiday. Our design team has worked on all aspects of this project including naming, graphics, advertising, signage, packaging, website, sales assistants' uniforms, a video and architecture. The pop-up store will be opened until December 24.

nadia pignatone handmade ceramics

Nadia Pignatone is an Italian artist who has focused her work in the last years in ceramics. Nadia, together with her creative partner and husband Fausto Pellegrini, is launching her new company, Nadia Pignatone Handmade Ceramics, at Maison et Objet in Paris, which opens January 22. Maiarelli Studio is designing the identity, website and printed material. More to come soon. If you are at Maison et Objet you can see her work at Scenes d'Interieur 5B, booth L33.

Bologna lecture's poster

As guest lecturer to the Fashion Communication Masters Program, University of Bologna, Giona will present "Grafica di Moda", an overview of graphic design and fashion. The lecture will cover Giona's experience as art director in New York and Paris, some musings on why graphic design doesn't play a more influential role in the fashion industry and will include a workshop to produce a finished cover of a hypothetical fashion magazine with materials contributed by the students. The photograph is by Andrea Buso.

Gaspare Asaro Millenovecento

Gaspare Asaro Millenovecento is a new design gallery in New York City specializing in mid-century Italian furniture and lighting. We created a custom stenciled typeface that evokes mid-1900s Italian design and manufacturing and developed a modular identity where the positioning of the elements can be varied as needed.

new TileNews format

after 5 years TileNews changes format and becomes a more economical and sustainable 8,5"x11". Here is the first redesigned issue.

Ceramic Tiles of Italy Design Competition 2010 identity

Community Agriculture Network

Here is a preview of the identity we are currently designing for a Long Island organization dedicated to creating local community gardens.

Maiarelli Studio wins Best Publication Design Award for "Our Life and Times"

For the second consecutive year, The International Labor Communications Association Labor Media has awarded "Best Publication Design for Magazine of International, National and Other Labor Organization" to "Our Life and Times" the bi-monthly magazine published by 1199SEIU, designed and art directed by Maiarelli Studio. "Our Life and Times" staff photographers Jim Tynan and Belinda Gallegos also won for Best Photograph and Best Photo Essay.