Cacao Design

Cacao Design is a Milan branding and graphic design studio founded in 2004. Its three founders, Alessandro Floridia, Masa Magnoni and Mauro Pastore, lead the creative work together as a single creative director. The studio handles a brand's image and communication from the first name through to digital.

What Cacao Design offers

• Naming and identity — brand names, logos and coordinated visual identity.
• Print and editorial — catalogues, brochures and monographs.
• Packaging — pack design for products.
• Exhibitions and events — stand and space set-ups, events and below-the-line materials.
• Video, web and digital — video production, web design and digital work.

Who it works with

Clients range from large companies such as Pirelli, Luxottica, Allianz, Unicredit and Costa Crociere to property firms including Coima, Savills Investment Management and Jones Lang LaSalle, plus many Milan restaurants and hotels.

Key facts

• Based in: Milan, Italy
• Founded: 2004
• Team: around ten in-house designers, plus outside copywriters, motion designers, directors, photographers, illustrators, UX designers and developers
• Awards: work recognised by ADI Design Index, Red Dot, D&AD, the Type Directors Club, Graphis and Art Directors Club Italiano, among others