Our Team
DAVIDE BERRUTO
CEO
The charismatic Italian native, and Environment CEO, has had the privilege since an early age to be a part of many business escapades and to be inspired and mentored by seasoned entrepreneurs and investors on both sides of the ocean. Davide Berruto joined forces with his friend, principal investor Giovanni Gallizio in 2002 to re-invent the company and map a new strategy for growth. The former venture capitalist and all-around growth company provocateur, describes Environment as an innovative business still traversing the peak of its creative powers. Davide emphasizes that it’s the outstanding and committed employees and a genuine sense of teamwork that provides the gently woven fabric that is Environment.
CEO
The charismatic Italian native, and Environment CEO, has had the privilege since an early age to be a part of many business escapades and to be inspired and mentored by seasoned entrepreneurs and investors on both sides of the ocean. Davide Berruto joined forces with his friend, principal investor Giovanni Gallizio in 2002 to re-invent the company and map a new strategy for growth. The former venture capitalist and all-around growth company provocateur, describes Environment as an innovative business still traversing the peak of its creative powers. Davide emphasizes that it’s the outstanding and committed employees and a genuine sense of teamwork that provides the gently woven fabric that is Environment.
JEAN-MARIE MASSAUD
Creative Director and Designer
Designer and founder of Studio Massaud, Jean-Marie Massaud’s career is shaped by a quest for synthesis, reduction and lightness. Massaud has worked in design fields ranging from furniture to industrial product and equipment, to architecture and brand development. He collaborates with various brands such as B&B Italia, Axor Hansgrohe, Dedon, Poltrona Frau, Glas Italia and Arper. Beyond his creative talent and unparalleled design aesthetic, Environment CEO, Davide Berruto tapped Massaud based on a shared vision of sustainability as an investment in better life surroundings, merging social responsibility and awareness with elegant functionality and easy-living. "Sustainability is an investment in quality, competence and timelessness for better life surroundings," Massaud noted, "I am thrilled to be working with a brand that has built its name on just such a philosophy."
Creative Director and Designer
Designer and founder of Studio Massaud, Jean-Marie Massaud’s career is shaped by a quest for synthesis, reduction and lightness. Massaud has worked in design fields ranging from furniture to industrial product and equipment, to architecture and brand development. He collaborates with various brands such as B&B Italia, Axor Hansgrohe, Dedon, Poltrona Frau, Glas Italia and Arper. Beyond his creative talent and unparalleled design aesthetic, Environment CEO, Davide Berruto tapped Massaud based on a shared vision of sustainability as an investment in better life surroundings, merging social responsibility and awareness with elegant functionality and easy-living. "Sustainability is an investment in quality, competence and timelessness for better life surroundings," Massaud noted, "I am thrilled to be working with a brand that has built its name on just such a philosophy."
ALDO CIBIC
Designer
Aldo Cibic was born in 1955 in Schio, Italy. The influential designer started his career as a founding designer of the Memphis group with Ettore Sottsass. In 1989 he founded his own company ‘cibic and partners’ working in Italy and abroad. Cibic is well known for his projects in architecture, interior and industrial design. The language of his design communicates harmonious ideas and an innate balance of proportion. His focus on the emotive origin of objects rather than the pure functionality makes them profound yet simplistic. He now teaches in Milan and London and has designs featured by Bisazza, Mazzega, Artemide and Environment to name a few.
Designer
Aldo Cibic was born in 1955 in Schio, Italy. The influential designer started his career as a founding designer of the Memphis group with Ettore Sottsass. In 1989 he founded his own company ‘cibic and partners’ working in Italy and abroad. Cibic is well known for his projects in architecture, interior and industrial design. The language of his design communicates harmonious ideas and an innate balance of proportion. His focus on the emotive origin of objects rather than the pure functionality makes them profound yet simplistic. He now teaches in Milan and London and has designs featured by Bisazza, Mazzega, Artemide and Environment to name a few.
ALESSANDRO LA SPADA
Designer
Alessandro La Spada was born in 1967 in Reggio Calabria, Italy. In 1990 he graduated from the Interior Design Institute in Milan where he now lectures. After receiving a diploma in interior design, La Spada collaborated with the Sawaya E. Moroni Studio, helping to develop the company’s prototypes and design interiors. In 1995 he created Falt Design Studio, specializing in formal research and underlining the semantic value of objects. Leaving Falt Design to dedicate himself to the small-scale production of lamps and furnishings, La Spada created the crafts laboratory "Numerodue." A designer with the manner of a craftsman, La Spada has spent the past four years concentrating on furniture and upholstery designs, while working as the artistic director of his showroom in Milan.
Designer
Alessandro La Spada was born in 1967 in Reggio Calabria, Italy. In 1990 he graduated from the Interior Design Institute in Milan where he now lectures. After receiving a diploma in interior design, La Spada collaborated with the Sawaya E. Moroni Studio, helping to develop the company’s prototypes and design interiors. In 1995 he created Falt Design Studio, specializing in formal research and underlining the semantic value of objects. Leaving Falt Design to dedicate himself to the small-scale production of lamps and furnishings, La Spada created the crafts laboratory "Numerodue." A designer with the manner of a craftsman, La Spada has spent the past four years concentrating on furniture and upholstery designs, while working as the artistic director of his showroom in Milan.
MARC BERTHIER
Designer
Marc Berthier is Designer and Architect Associate with eliumstudio. He was granted many awards throughout his prolific career such as "Le grand prix National de la Creation Industrielle", the "Compasso d’Oro" in Italy and the New York Accent Design in the USA. His creations appear in the collections of the National Museum of Modern art, the Museum of Decorative Arts and the Fond National d’Art Comtemporain in France and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Teaching design remains one of his side activities. He is the designer of the Walter Chair for Environment.
"Design is a cultural, artistic, scientific, technical and economic interaction".
Designer
Marc Berthier is Designer and Architect Associate with eliumstudio. He was granted many awards throughout his prolific career such as "Le grand prix National de la Creation Industrielle", the "Compasso d’Oro" in Italy and the New York Accent Design in the USA. His creations appear in the collections of the National Museum of Modern art, the Museum of Decorative Arts and the Fond National d’Art Comtemporain in France and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Teaching design remains one of his side activities. He is the designer of the Walter Chair for Environment.
"Design is a cultural, artistic, scientific, technical and economic interaction".