• Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Cecilia Pastorino was born in 1971, and in 1970 Julian Suarez was born. They graduated in Industrial Design from Universidad de Buenos Aires.

    The pair's professional portfolio within Buenos Aires includes works of coordinated image and packaging, interior projects, restaurants and shops, and exhibition stands. Suarez participated in the Alessi for Kids workshop in 1996, which led him to start a long collaboration with Pastorino. In 1997, they moved to Italy, and began a series of collaborations with various studios in Milan. Julian worked with the Centro Studi Alessi, Studio Ruiz and Matteo Thun; while Cecilia worked with Network Design and Mario Bellini, and attended the courses of Design Direction at the Domus Academy Master in Marketing and Communication at Genesio.

    Comrades in work and in life, in 2001 Suarez created his own studio, and start collaborations with companies like Casamania by Frezza, Koziol and Fontana Arte. From 2001 to 2003, they are participating in the Hall group, realizing exhibitions and experimentation projects in Milan and New York during the Salone del Mobile and the ‘ICFF. Cecilia works as an interior designer, and produced projects for De8 Architects, collective spaces of the NH Hotel Orio, the interiors of the NH Hotel in Rho, and the concept store Sebiro. Julian, in addition to furniture design, lighting and objects, continues with his interest in the visual arts, and created the vinyl toy Sr.Blanco for AtomPlastic, the porcelain figures Hopi & Equus for Alessi, and the Colossus porcelain series for Covo.

    The two designers collaborating with Casamania, are the creative authors of it's products that are full of personality. But they are , above all, brilliant professional partners who are able to translate their ideas into products consistent with their vision: "We furnish living spaces creating emotions".

Products by Pastorino and Suarez