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About Me

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
 May 2010- present day- Country Manager Italy, Moooi. www.moooi.com
 Dec 2007- present day- Untitled (FAB), Milan, Italy. www.untitledfab.com
Owner. Agent, project advisor, and manager for artists of different skills, matching them with companies, galleries and cultural institutions. These professionals work independently or in collaboration on different projects.
Exhibitions:
 Hidden Heroes, Milan 2010 www.hiddenheroes.biz
 Hidden Heroes, Milan 2009. Fuori Salone, Superstudio Piu. www.hiddenheroes.biz
 Puces du Design, Lausanne 2009.
 Expensive2bPoor, Milan 2008.

 May 2007- present day- DesignPR, Milan and Amsterdam. www.designPR.info
Owner. PR agency for young and upcoming international designers.
Partners: Marlous Willems and Merel Kokhuis.

 August 2006- January 2008- Marcel Wanders Studio, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Manager Marcel Wanders Personal Editions- Liaison between Marcel Wanders limited edition pieces and galleries, museums, and private collectors; Project manager.
www.marcelwanders.com
www.marcelwanders.nl/new-pages/marcel-wanders_summer-2007.html

Exhibitions:
 Museum of Art and Design, NY, USA. 2007 www.madmuseum.com
 DesignArt, London 2007 with Carpenters’ Workshop
www.designartlondon.com / www.cwdgallery.com
 Salone del Mobile 2007
www.marcelwanders.com/slideshow/index.html
http://marcelwanders.com/new-pages/milan2007-journal.html
 Design Miami Basel 2006 with Barry Friedman/Friedman Benda Gallery, NY.
www.designmiami.com , www.friedmanbenda.com
 Among Others:
Cooper Hewitt Museum, NY, USA. 2007
Friedman Benda Gallery, NY, USA. 2007
Cibone, Tokio, Janpan. 2007
Design Republic, China. 2007
Tools Gallery, Paris. 2007

 October 2005- August 2006-FRAME Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - www.framemag.com- International Advertising Manager

EDUCATION
09/2002- 07-2003
Master Degree in International Management/ Master in Global Management
UAMS- University of Antwerp Management School, Antwerp, Belgium.
Focus on project, product and strategic management and international trade.

03/1996- 07/2000
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
UnB- University of Brasília- Brasília, Brazil. Department of International Relations & Political Science. Focus on management, languages & public policies.

LANGUAGES
Portuguese: Native
English: fluent
Spanish: Good understanding, speaking, reading
Dutch: Good understanding, speaking, reading
Italian: Good understanding, speaking, reading
German, Norwegian & French- Basic reading and understanding

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Milan- Italy- May 2008- present day
Amsterdam- The Netherlands- November 2003- December 2007
Oslo- Norway- July 2003-October 2003
Antwerp- Belgium- August 2002- July 2003
Breda- The Netherlands- December- 1999-July 2002
Alta Loma- CA- USA- 1991/1992
Savannah-GA- USA- 1990/1991
Brasilia- Brazil- 1975- 1999

HOBBIES
Collecting and studying contemporary art and design, tango, traveling, indoor climbing, & photography.