ABOUT US

2006

Co-Creando was founded in Milan by Antonia Teatino and Fatina Saikaly. The founders met each other when they were PhD candidates in Industrial Design at the Politecnico di Milano. In 2006, two years after concluding their PhD studies, they founded Co-Creando, a Research, Strategy and Design firm.

Co-Creando received several awards: the “Creative and Innovative Business Award” by The European Commission, Milan Province and Milan’s Chamber of Commerce; “Milano In Progress Award”, The Innovation Circus by Politecnico Innovation, Fondazione Politecnico di Milano and Milan Province and “The Joint Actions Grant” for SMEs Innovative Growth by Milan Province, the Region of Lombardy and Milan’s Chamber of Commerce.

2006-2019

From 2006 to 2019, Co-Creando offered communication design, product design and strategic design services. The latter service focused on innovation and growth. We worked for clients from different sizes: artisans, small and medium-sized enterprises. Our team was a network of global consultants, and our clients were from Italy, the Middle East, and India.

2008

The founders strong commitment to sustainability was the main motivation to start in 2008 SustainableIdeas Lab. A Research and Design Lab that addresses issues of sustainability in cities, production and consumption. All projects and events were financed by CoCreando’s profit. Projects and events received the support and patronage of local government and public institutions.

2020-2021

In 2020-2021, during the pandemic and guided by the so many evidences that the current model of production/consumption is no longer socially, economically and environmentally sustainable, Co-Creando stops as a private consultancy firm. We started experimenting collaborations between Designers, Makers and Artisans. Our main objective is to contribute to a sustainable, regenerative and auto-sufficient production system for a resilient society.

2022

“Thousand and One Nights” was our first collaborative project. We experimented co-designing and co-making. We exhibited the results during Milan Design Week 2022 from 6 to 12 June, as part of the Fuori Salone events.

2024

A new chapter begins: Co-Creando is renovated and registered in Italy as a cultural and research non-profit association dedicated to: crafts, historical cultural manufacturing and the made in Italy.