Content
CARLO D'ALESIO
Carlo D'Alesio
Lighting Designer
__
Carlo D’Alesio is an Italian lighting designer, co-founder of the consulting firm D’Alesio&Santoro.
Based in Milan, he’s an award-winning professional and educator blending culture and technology of light, across global projects.
Founder and Partner at D’Alesio&Santoro, Milan
__
D’Alesio&Santoro is an independent lighting design firm, established and located since 2010 in Milano – Italy.
They help their clients to elevate their built environments into a memorable experience, to communicate with their objects and to define their physical identity using light.
Carlo D’Alesio talks
__
‘A space works, when it breaks your rhythm, and then resets it in a better way.’
‘There’s always a moment when the idea becomes louder than everything else. That’s when I know I have to follow it.’
‘Curiosity is my compass. Without it, I’d never leave familiar ground.’
Confidence builds the idea.
Doubt makes it better.
The unknown isn’t a fear
— it’s an invitation.
Real creativity means getting lost — on purpose. | When it feels too easy, look again. The truth hides in the hard parts. | You don't create alone. Every great design is a dialogue.
Creation isn’t a straight road. I get lost on purpose, because that’s where surprises wait.
Light has always been humankind’s last resort to the deepest unanswered questions. Light is the most pervasive element in design, architecture, and human life. - Carlo D’Alesio