ABOUT
Mara Bragagnolo is an Interior Designer and Art Director dedicated to creating spaces and projects with a focus on inclusive, sensorial, and accessible design.
Originally from Genova, she completed her education with a degree in Interior Design from the Glasgow School of Art. Additionally, she specialised in Olfactive Spatial Design and Inclusive Architecture. Her practice explores how design can promote comfort, well-being, and a sense of belonging. Her design philosophy is guided by a particular attention to the plurality of experiences and perceptions.
Mara is the Co-Founder and Creative and Art Director of Doyenne, previously a skateboard brand, now a design studio.
She is currently living and working as a freelance Designer in Torino, Italy.
EXPERIENCE
INTERIOR DESIGNER & FURNITURE DESIGNER
Self-employed Designer, since 2017
DOYENNE STUDIO (Previously Doyenne Skateboards)
Co-Founder & Creative and Art Director, since 2017
doyenne-studio.com
HER SPACE
Founder & Curator, since 2025
Collaborated with
Brinkworth Design
Sam Buckley Studio
Fueguia 1883
Clients
Satinine Milano
Nike SB
Endura
Clydebuilt Radio
Loading Bay Skatepark
Disciplines
Interior Design
Furniture Design
Curation
Art Direction
Production
EDUCATION
ARCHITECTURE FOR INCLUSION
High-Level Training Course
Yacademy - Bologna, Italy
2023
OLFACTIVE SPATIAL DESIGN
POLIDESIGN - Politecnico di Milano
2022-2023
BA (HONS) INTERIOR DESIGN
Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow
2015-2017
HND 3D DESIGN: INTERIOR DESIGN
City Of Glasgow College, Glasgow
2013-2015
DIPLOMA IN PSYCHOLOGY AND PEDAGOGY
Istituto Gastaldi Genova
2006-2011
PRESS
Articles and Interviews
Dezeen “Mara Bragagnolo designs puzzle-style furniture for autistic children”
Wallpaper* Designer Mara Bragagnolo fuses art deco details to bring storied Milanese fragrance brand Satinine into the 21st century
Fuorisalone ‘‘I talenti emergenti nel mondo del design’’
Superfuture
WU Magazine
Financial Times
Il Giorno
StirPad
Archipanic
Self-employed Designer, since 2017
DOYENNE STUDIO (Previously Doyenne Skateboards)
Co-Founder & Creative and Art Director, since 2017
doyenne-studio.com
HER SPACE
Founder & Curator, since 2025
Collaborated with
Brinkworth Design
Sam Buckley Studio
Fueguia 1883
Clients
Satinine Milano
Nike SB
Endura
Clydebuilt Radio
Loading Bay Skatepark
Disciplines
Interior Design
Furniture Design
Curation
Art Direction
Production
EDUCATION
ARCHITECTURE FOR INCLUSION
High-Level Training Course
Yacademy - Bologna, Italy
2023
OLFACTIVE SPATIAL DESIGN
POLIDESIGN - Politecnico di Milano
2022-2023
BA (HONS) INTERIOR DESIGN
Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow
2015-2017
HND 3D DESIGN: INTERIOR DESIGN
City Of Glasgow College, Glasgow
2013-2015
DIPLOMA IN PSYCHOLOGY AND PEDAGOGY
Istituto Gastaldi Genova
2006-2011
PRESS
Articles and Interviews
Dezeen “Mara Bragagnolo designs puzzle-style furniture for autistic children”
Wallpaper* Designer Mara Bragagnolo fuses art deco details to bring storied Milanese fragrance brand Satinine into the 21st century
Fuorisalone ‘‘I talenti emergenti nel mondo del design’’
Superfuture
WU Magazine
Financial Times
Il Giorno
StirPad
Archipanic
Living Corriere (Print)
Frame Magazine (Print)
Elle Decor (Print)
Ville&Casali (Print)
Repubblica Design (Print)
Corriere Della Sera (Print)
WGSN
EXHIBITIONS
(upcoming) Bad Posture Chairs
Milan Design Week 26
Superstudio Village
2026
Separè Tableware
Six Codes, Two Perspectives
10 Corso Como
Milan, Italy
2025
Separè Tableware
Six Codes, Two Perspectives
Seochon Lounge
Seoul, South Korea
2025
NOOK, Inclusive Furniture for Children
TRIP 2025
Barriera Design District
Torino, Italy
2025
NOOK, Inclusive Furniture for Children
Milan Design Week 24
Biblioteca Venezia
Porta Venezia District
2024
NOOK, Inclusive Furniture for Children
Milan Design Week 24
FLA Museum
Superstudio
2024
Harmony of the Opposites
Doyenne x NikeSB
Milan Design Week
Tale Studio
Milan, Italy
2023
LECTURES & WORKSHOPS
La Persona al Centro
Corso Progettazione Accessibile
Scuola Nazionale del Patrimonio e delle Attività Culturali
2025
Olfactory Interiors
Executive Olfactive Design
PoliDesign, Milano
2024
L’architettura delle Donne e per le Donne
Women & The City Festival
Circolo dei Lettori, Torino
2024
Pratiche Contemporanee del Progetto di Interni
with Giorgio Bena
IAAD, Torino
2024
Inclusive Design Approaches
Product Design Course
Politecnico di Milano
2024
Designing Inclusive Spaces
Scuola Permanente dell’Abitare
2024
Chair Design Workshop with disabled teens
TOG Milan D
Frame Magazine (Print)
Elle Decor (Print)
Ville&Casali (Print)
Repubblica Design (Print)
Corriere Della Sera (Print)
WGSN
EXHIBITIONS
(upcoming) Bad Posture Chairs
Milan Design Week 26
Superstudio Village
2026
Separè Tableware
Six Codes, Two Perspectives
10 Corso Como
Milan, Italy
2025
Separè Tableware
Six Codes, Two Perspectives
Seochon Lounge
Seoul, South Korea
2025
NOOK, Inclusive Furniture for Children
TRIP 2025
Barriera Design District
Torino, Italy
2025
NOOK, Inclusive Furniture for Children
Milan Design Week 24
Biblioteca Venezia
Porta Venezia District
2024
NOOK, Inclusive Furniture for Children
Milan Design Week 24
FLA Museum
Superstudio
2024
Harmony of the Opposites
Doyenne x NikeSB
Milan Design Week
Tale Studio
Milan, Italy
2023
LECTURES & WORKSHOPS
La Persona al Centro
Corso Progettazione Accessibile
Scuola Nazionale del Patrimonio e delle Attività Culturali
2025
Olfactory Interiors
Executive Olfactive Design
PoliDesign, Milano
2024
L’architettura delle Donne e per le Donne
Women & The City Festival
Circolo dei Lettori, Torino
2024
Pratiche Contemporanee del Progetto di Interni
with Giorgio Bena
IAAD, Torino
2024
Inclusive Design Approaches
Product Design Course
Politecnico di Milano
2024
Designing Inclusive Spaces
Scuola Permanente dell’Abitare
2024
Chair Design Workshop with disabled teens
TOG Milan D