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Last updated 17:16 Thu 10 Apr 2008

In 2003 Simone Facchinetti and Andrea Salvi founded "&1 lab", a laboratory of graphic design for the visual communication. Both of the founders took the degree in Industrial Design, specialization in Communication, at Politecnico University in Milan.

The experiences of the two founders are complementary and grown up in the graphic design field. The aim is a personal model of visual education through the research and the experimentation of new languages for the visual communication.

Starting from its beginning, &1 lab privileges artistic and cultural fields, designing the coordinated image and the graphical aspects of exhibitions such as "Crossroads - La didattica dell'arte contemporanea all'incrocio delle comunicazioni possibili" (GAMeC - Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Bergamo, 2004), "Biancaneve e il lupo cattivo - Le favole dei fratelli Grimm illustrate da Emanuele Luzzati" (GAMeC Bergamo, 2005), realizing publications for exhibitions such as "Quasi tutto" by Alighiero Boetti (GAMeC Bergamo, 2004) and "War is Over 1945-2005. La liberta' dell'arte" (GAMeC Bergamo, 2005), and working for cultural associations and other associations (Adi Design Association for the industrial design, Soffia nel Vento, Di+ cultural associations).

They take care of the realization of books and websites for different artists (Mariella Bettineschi, Maurizio Bonfanti, Paolo Facchinetti, Gaia Zebellin) and they take part in the organization and promotion of events such as "DonnArt. La donna nell'arte" (Nembro BG, 2005) and "Insieme ...sognare si puo'" (Bergamo, 2006).

Together or on their own, Simone Facchinetti and Andrea Salvi participate at different competitions among which "H2O on the Table 2004" (first edition of Macef Awards, Pilo project received an honourable mention), Un logo per ANCE (Triennale di Milano, 2005) and projects like the full-length film "Dodo animale inetto al" (Best video award, PROG:ME, Rio de Janeiro, 2005).

&1 lab staff works as graphic consultant both for institutions (Bergamo Municipality, Bergamo Confindustria, Bergamo University) and for private companies (Atelier d'Architeture Juvet Chollet - Lausanne, Co.Modo, Lunatik press office, Fleisch agency and, in the music field, for Universal Music, Desvelos Records and Piloft Recordings). &1 lab designs trademarks and coordinated images, web sites, advertising campaigns, exhibitions, multimedia and editorial projects.

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Simone Facchinetti, Viola Giacometti, Sara Mazzocchi and Andrea Salvi founded in 2006 "Libri Aparte". Libri Aparte editor was born from the meeting of ideas and competences coming from the fields of contemporary art and graphic design field.
Not only an art editor but a complex reality that can follow, from the project to the realization, contemporary and historical art exhibitions, reviews of literature, films and video-art.

Libri Aparte concentrates on a single interlocutor different professional figures, optimising the available resources for the promotion of cultural and communicational activities and looking always for the best way and the best style in order to reach an high quality result, both cultural and commercial.

Our aim is to connect the art books and catalogues' publishing with the offer of fundamental services necessary to the organization and the communication of an exhibition or a cultural event, taking care of the coordinated image, the contacts with the artists, the selection of the works of art, the equipments, the preparation of the catalogue, the promotional campaign and creatively cooperating with the different partners (artists, administrators, critics, authors or promoters) , offering a dynamic and effective support.

Our working horizons are always changing, because we are ready to start new projects with creativity an professionalism.

Website: www.simonefacchinetti.it