Alessia Bestetti is an Italian product designer based in Milan. She works between product design, social design and material research, turning everyday objects into questions about the people who use them.
About
Alessia Bestetti is an Italian product designer based in Milan whose work moves between product design, social design and material research, always circling back to one question: what can an object reveal about the people and relationships around it? Rather than treating design purely as a problem-solving exercise, she uses it as a way to surface tensions, habits and dynamics that often stay unspoken.
She holds a Master's degree in Design from IUAV Venice and a Bachelor's degree from NABA Milano. During her bachelor's studies, she focused on material research, developing surfaces and furniture pieces from reused leather waste, an early sign of her interest in giving overlooked materials a second life and a new narrative.
Her path has also taken her abroad. She lived in Sydney and later worked in Stockholm, where she joined a design studio and contributed to photography and visual communication, an experience that shaped her sensitivity to clean, considered visual language and sharpened her eye for how a studio presents its work to the world.
Services
Product Design
Social Design
Material Research
Art Direction
Exhibition & Installation
Experience
2025
Product Designer / OfD Shane Schneck's Studio, Stockholm
Developed experimental techniques and materials, furniture and accessories, and designed the studio's website.
2023
Sales Consultant & Interior Designer / Space Furniture, Sydney
Developed the ability to create tailored interior projects by listening to each client's style and needs, representing leading Italian furniture brands abroad.
2022
Workshop Tutor / NABA, Milan
Supported students in building their prototypes using specialist machines for cutting and modelling materials such as wood and plastics.
Education
2023–2026
Master's in Product Design / IUAV, Venice
Specialized in product design, exploring different typologies from furniture to social and industrial design, always keeping the product at the centre.
2019–2022
Bachelor's in Design / NABA, Milan
Gave her a broad foundation in design, spanning interior, product, graphic and service design.
Exhibition
2025
Agorà Design Festival, Lecce
Selected among the festival's finalists, exhibiting her project Bordo al Centro to the public and an international jury of design professionals.
