Michele Mariani
Executive Creative Director, Armando Testa Group, Italy
Michele Mariani begins to breathe the history of art in the renaissance city of Urbino, knows advertising and design in Milan, studied cinema at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts, and cultivates the passion for graphic synthesis in Turin, at Armando Testa.
With over 20 years of experience in the creative industry at international agencies such as FCB and J. Walter Thompson, Michele Mariani is currently Executive Creative Director at Armando Testa Group, member of the board, and responsible for a Luxury Unit. He oversees all aspects of branding, design and visual communications. During his professional path, he signed projects for brands such as Rolex, Heineken, Kodak Campari, De Beers, Pirelli, Mulino Bianco, Esselunga, Krizia, Gianfranco Ferrè, Salvatore Ferragamo, Pomellato, Lavazza and Giorgio Armani. He shared projects with internationally renowned photographers like Steve McCurry, Mondino, Annie Liebovitz, Miles Aldrige, Ervin Olaf, Ellen von Unwerth, Platoon, Matthew Brookes, and Peter Lindbergh.
His wish is to combine his knowledge and experience in different areas to deliver the best creatives possible. He loves with the same enthusiasm the big mass-market campaigns that can ignite emotions and small projects that can tell beauty. Passionate about beautiful design, he works in synergy with all the agency's areas of expertise, where creativity can help brands to build a better world.
