Elena Salmistraro founded her own studio in 2009, where she has been working on architectural and design projects ever since.She works as a product designer and artist/illustrator for leading companies in the creative industry, including Apple, Disney, Alessi, Lavazza, Bosa, Seletti, De Castelli,Cc-Tapis, Timberland, Replay, LuisaViaRoma, Yoox, LondonArt, Lithea, Bitossi Homeand others. Her creations are the result of a combination of art and design; utmost care for details, painstaking search for the harmony of shapes and poetic style characterize her projects. One of her work’s priorities is the search for the expressive language of objects, which may fascinate people by evoking emotions. In 2017 she was awarded with the “Best Emerging Designer Award” at Salone del Mobile- “Salone del Mobile Milano Award”.