Originally from Milan, I am multidisciplinary designer passionate about crafting visual and spatial experiences. My focus is to uncover purpose, narrative and connections behind every project. With a deep admiration for light, I strive to combine creativity, technical expertise, and project management to design immersive spaces that inspire and connect others. My work reflects a commitment to meaningful storytelling and intentional design. Driven by curiosity and a love for innovation, I am always eager to explore new ideas and push boundaries.
Perhaps someday I will be able to capture light, the way it captured me.
amati.penelope@gmail.com
@penelope_design
@penelope_amati
EDUCATION
Goldsmiths, University of London - BA Design - Sept 2021/2024
With First Class Honours
Core Projects: “Light Again Again & Again” & “The Felix Cinema”.
University of the Arts of London (UAL) - Short course: Set Design for Films and Television - Oct/Dec 2022
Lycée Stendhal de Milan - French Baccalaureate - 2020/2021With honours (“Mention Bien”)
LANGUAGES
French (native)
English (fluent, full working proficiency)
Italian (fluent, full working proficiency)
Spanish (fluent, full working proficiency)
SKILLS
Research & Management Skills:> Design Research
> Project Management
> User Experience Exploration
> Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
> Organisational and Multitasking skills
Digital & Marketing Skills:> Social Media Content Creation
> Social Media Strategy
> Visual Communication
> Digital Storytelling
Design & Technical Skills:> Creative Concept Development / Art Direction
> Production Design
> Material Crafting
> Adobe Creative Cloud (After Effects, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Media Encoder)
> CAD 2D & 3D (Rhinoceros 7)
EXPERIENCE
Production & Lighting technical assistant with Martin Langthorne - Barbican Centre - London, Dec 2024> Participation in Martin Langthorne’s “First Light” project by assisting in the assembly of a large scale immersive light show.
> Role and responsibility: making and assembling of the dark room, curation of the led lights, attention to details and on quick problem solving.
> Installation exhibited at the Barbican Centre in December 2024.
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT & CAD Technician - KitMapper LTD - London, Sept/Nov 2024
> Role and responsibility: Installation technician, Projection Mapping Designer and 2D Technical Drawing Designer.
> Worked on various installations such as:
- The Climate Group “The Global To-Do List. One year, seven actions.” - Immersive film set installation - 2024
- RCA - London Design Festival - 2024
- RCA - Terra Carta Exhibition - 2024
GRADUATE LEARNING FACILITATOR for Year 2 BA Design - Goldsmiths, University of London - London, Sept 2024
> Facilitating studio culture, exhibition curations, presentation talks, and social media content creator for the @ba.design.gold instagram.
> “Summer of Love” exhibition, curation of designed postcards by 100 students, open for the public in September 2024.
“A Synonym of break” - BA Design degree show - London, Jun 2024> Set up of immersive installation “Light again, again and again”
> Open show from June 20th to 24th, 2024
“The FELIX CINEMA” - Funded design proposal for Studio Ilse & Refettorio Felix (placement) - London, Mar/Sept 2023 > Concept Developer, Project Manager & Designer
> Creation of a tailored “cinema for all” at Refettorio Felix, a
charity space with the aim of improving connections between guests, volunteers and the larger community. (link)
> Funded by UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership, June 2023
> First pilot screening of “Police Story”, Sept. 2023
Art Director, Production Designer & Set Designer for short films - London, Mar/Aug 2023 > Development of short films “Scam” and “Apocalypse Chow”
> Role and responsibility: creative lead, building of a set bunker for “Apocalyse Chow”, sourcing material, prop making, budgeting.
> Currently submitted for awards in several film festivals in the UK.
Art Production Assistant with Yemi Awosile - London, Jun 2023
> Working on the manual textile manufacture of installations.
> Participation in Yemi Awosile’s “Forty-Seventh Samsara” project
by assisting in the fabrication of two large scale textile
installations (10x10m) at the Frac-Grand-Large Museum for the Triennale Art and Design of Dunkirk, France.
> Installations exhibited at the Frac-Grand-Large Museum from June 2023 to Jan, 2024.