EDITORIAL
Real Simple

ADVERTISING
Kiehl's

EDITORIAL
Teatro Alla Scala

EDITORIAL
First For Women

ADVERTISING
Sephora

PERSONAL WORK
Meditation Aura

EDITORIAL
Real Simple

PACKAGING
Patience Fruit & Co.

EDITORIAL
First For Women

EDITORIAL
Wellesley College

PERSONAL WORK
Growing

EDITORIAL
Boston Globe

PERSONAL WORK
Self Love

EDITORIAL
The Key Magazine

PERSONAL WORK
Hope

PACKAGING
Milk_Shake

BRANDING
Westminster Foundation for Democracy

ACTIVISM
Fine Acts

EDITORIAL
Quotidiano Nazionale

BRANDING
Westminster Foundation for Democracy

EDITORIAL
First For Women

EDITORIAL
The Wall Street Journal

BRANDING
Patience Fruit & Co.

EDITORIAL
Harvard Business Review

PRODUCT DESIGN
Assogiocattoli

ADVERTISING
Sephora

ADVERTISING
Samsung

ADVERTISING
Vodafone Italia

PERSONAL WORK
Rainbow layers

EDITORIAL
Hiut Denim Co.

COVER
The Milaneser

INTERVIEW
Artwort

COVER
The Napolitaner

PERSONAL WORK
Pride

EDITORIAL
DK Books

EDITORIAL
Fondazione Archè

EDITORIAL
NPR

PERSONAL WORK
Eureka

EDITORIAL
Time Magazine

PERSONAL WORK
Calm

EDITORIAL
The Girlfriend

PACKAGING
puroBIO

BRANDING
Diaverum

PACKAGING
Shampora

PACKAGING
Diego Dalla Palma

EDITORIAL
Real Simple

PERSONAL WORK
Valentine's Day

COVER
Editorial Planeta

BRANDING
Lumos

ADVERTISING
Philadelphia

EDITORIAL
Flow Magazine

EDITORIAL
Soho House

EDITORIAL
TIM

PERSONAL WORK
Mother's Day

EDITORIAL
SNCF

PACKAGING
FabFitFun

COVER
Frankie Magazine

PERSONAL WORK
Winter 2022

EDITORIAL
Better Homes & Gardens

EDITORIAL
Vogue Italia

ADVERTISING
Facebook

ADVERTISING
Florena Skincare

BRANDING
More Happi

EDITORIAL
Donna Moderna

BRANDING
Scape App

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Assogiocattoli

Puzzle for Assogiocattoli's campaign
“Gioco x sempre”. The goal was to spread the culture of play while highlighting the concepts of happiness, collaboration & creativity.

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Sephora

Two key visuals for SEPHORA'S Italia
Beauty Festival event in Milano Duomo's store.

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Xmas 2022

Personal series of Xmas characters:
🎵 Music lover
👠 Fashionista
🍝 Foodie
🧘 Yogi

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Vodafone Italia

I created 4 key visuals for Fondazione Vodafone's campaign about women experiencing economic violence.The goal was to narrate the numbers of economic violence through powerful, accessible, and empathic visuals while giving concrete support thanks to Vodafone's App Bright Sky.

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Samsung Italia

A key visual for Samsung's Trade In campaign titled "Samsung +Valore".The artwork highlights the concept of exchanging an old smartphone for a new one through the visual metaphor of turning a page.

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Fine Acts

Fine Acts teamed up with Othering & Belonging Institute + The Democracy & Belonging Forum to produce a collection
of powerful artworks on the topic of Bridging & Belonging.The artwork is free to download on TheGreats.com and it’s part of a collection featuring 40 amazing artists from around the world.

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Hiut Denim Co.

Artwork for Hiut Denim's Yearbook 6
"I try. I fail. I learn", an handbook all about experiments and their importance to us if we want to do our best work.

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Rainbow layers

Winter layers but make it rainbow 🌈 Personal work, 2022.

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Dynamo The Good Company

Xmas wall design for Dynamo's
clothing store in Milano.

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Calm

Personal work, 2022.

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Milk_Shake

To celebrate their 10th anniversary, Milk_Shake invited me to design a limited edition packaging for "Incredible Milk", a leave-in product for all hair types.In addition to the product’s packaging design and box, I created 10 stickers all about inclusivity and togetherness.

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Illustrated interview

Artwort, an independent Italian blog about art, asked me 5 questions to which I had to reply with no text, just drawings.1. What's your favorite activity?
2. How do you see yourself in 20 years?
3. What did you eat last night?
4. When you were a child, what did you dream you’d become?
5. What's your idea of serenity?

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Tarot Cafe

Artwork for a french Tarot Cafe.

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The Napolitaner

Cover illustration for The Napolitaner, a fake magazine born as a tribute to the American weekly magazine, The New Yorker.
Print is purchasable here.

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Pride

Personal work for Pride Month, 2022.

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Dynamo The Good Company

Wall design for Dynamo's stand at Pitti Uomo 2023 fair in Firenze.
The illustration showcase Dynamo's versatile clothes in urban and outdoor sceneries.

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The Girlfriend

Editorial illustration for The Girlfriend,
a digital newsletter for Gen X women."The secret sauce to creating a super-solid relationship is to not taking things personally".

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NPR

"A look inside the legal battle to stop Biden's student loan relief".
Editorial illustration for NPR.

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Fondazione Archè

Cover and inside illustrations for Fondazione Archè Social Report.Sustainability, family and solidarity are some of the topics I had to depict.

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DK Books

A set of 40 illustrations for the book
"How to Raise a Global Citizen", written by Anna Davidson and published by DK Books.The book is for parents and carers and it aims to offer hope to the next generation
for a brighter future.

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Eureka

💡 Personal work, 2022.

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Time Magazine

”I know what it’s like to be a Florida teen who can’t say Gay. I was one.”Editorial illustration for TIME Magazine.

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Rice Business

Main illustration + two spots about women health for Rice Business fall issue 2022.

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Mother's Day

Personal work, 2022.

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Soho House

For Soho House Sex Column: "Can you have a good relationship with no sex?".

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Facebook

Artwork created for Facebook to celebrate Women's History Month 2021.The illustration depicts the concept of togetherness.

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Harvard Business Review

Editorial illustration for HBR about
hybrid work.

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Joy Mobility

A set of illustrations for the rebranding of Joy Mobility, a Hamburg-based technology company building agile mobility solutions.

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TIM

Two cover illustrations for the online magazine "Le Macchine Volanti" by TIM.The first one is about new technologies for the planet and the second one depicts the importance of a circular economy.

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Lumos - NSW Health

A series of illustrations to complement the new identity of the Lumos brand.The goal was to create minimal illustrations that reflect the following topics: aboriginal health, aged care, child & family, mental and population health.

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Valentine's Day

Personal work, 2022 ♡

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puroBIO

Packaging illustration for the first Beauty Box by puroBIO all about spring and flower power. The box is purchasable here.

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Winter

Personal work, 2022 😷

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Diaverum

A set of illustrations for Diaverum.Diaverum is a leading global provider of renal care services with a portfolio ranging from preventive care to dialysis and transplantation.

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SNCF

A serie of illustrations for the book
"Sans Précédent" written by Emery Doligé, based on how the railway company SNCF dealt with the pandemic.

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FabFitFun

Illustration for the FabFitFun Fall box 2019. The theme was all about passions and following your heart.

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Shampora

A set of 30 packaging illustrations for Shampora's new line of personalized colors for hair.Each hair nuance is inspired by a different place in the world.Photo Credits:
Viola Carboni + Mine Studio

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Facebook

3 illustrations for the "Random Acts of Kindness" campaign by Facebook.FB asked their community "What kind of acts you will always remember" and then selected three beautiful and inspiring stories.

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The Milaneser

Cover for "The Milaneser", a fictional mag project involving Italy-related illustrators.

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Frankie Magazine

Cover for Frankie Magazine Issue 92 - printed on November / December 2019.Pic and punch needle artwork
by Michelle Withyman.

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Vogue

Illustration to accompany a piece on
Vogue Italia's website about the
Vogue Yoox challenge - Digital portfolio review.

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Self-love

Self-Love and the power of positive affirmations.Personal work, 2022 💚

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Better Homes & Gardens

A set of illustrations about returning to school after lockdown.Published on September '21 Issue.

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Florena Skincare

Branded illustrations for Florena Fermented Skincare, depicting their products in everyday life experiences.

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Editorial Planeta

Book cover for "Simplemente Diosas -
How to get to Olympus after 40" by Martha Rincòn, published by Editorial Planeta.The book talks about the possibility of living a prolonged youth after forty years old through a holistic approach.

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Philadelphia Italia

A series of festive visuals for Philadelphia's 2021 Christmas campaign.

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Flow Magazine

Editorial illustrations for the german FLOW Magazine about the power of optimism.Published on April 2022 Issue.

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More Happi

A series of positive illustrations for the brand identity of More Happi, a free coaching program that supports key workers and owners struggling with their businesses throughout this Covid-19 crisis and beyond.

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Real Simple

Editorial illustration for Real Simple. “Meditations for people who can’t meditate”.

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Donna Moderna

A series of illustrations all about the future, for Donna Moderna September '20 Special Issue.Houses, work, mobility, food, travel, money, changes, and fashion are the topics covered in the magazine.

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Scape App

A set of illustrations created for Scape
and their new App for students.

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Diego Dalla Palma

Packaging illustration for the first Advent Calendar by DDP.The calendar features a winter landscape on the exterior and a cozy scene inside a house as the box's interior.

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The Boston Globe

Editorial illustration for The Boston Globe featuring the book “Yellowface” by R.F. Kuang

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Westminster Foundation for Democracy

A set of bespoke illustrations for the Westminster Foundation for Democracy.The Illustrations capture essential themes such as inclusivity & equity, women's leadership, digital democracy, democratic action on climate, political pluralism, and democratic resilience.

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The Wall Street Journal

“Make friends with another couple. Your relationship may depend on it. Finding the right match is tricky, but worth it”.

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The Key Magazine

Opener and spots for The Key's 2023 Summer Issue about anxiety and how to cope with it through journaling, body scan, and boundaries.

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Self Love

Personal work, 2023.

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Patience Fruit & Co.

New visual for the re-branding of PATIENCE Fruit & Co, a company that produces delicious, healthy snacks made from local Quebec-grown cranberries.Brand Agency: La Famille

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Patience Fruit & Co.

Illustration for Patience's campaign:
"Can fruit be candy? Yes, it cran".
A striking, multicoloured mouth design
all over Montreal, Toronto, and Quebec City metro and bus shelter posters.

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Kiehl's

Key visuals and character design for Kiehl's 11.11 Single Day campaign in China.
The mirrored effect captures the essence of embracing and celebrating oneself.

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Wellesley College

"So you want to write a book".
Two editorial illustratrions for Wellesley College - November 2023 Issue.

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Harvard Business Review

Editorial illustrations for HBR on the topic of career change.

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Sephora

For Sephora's Digital Gift Messaging campaign, I created a set of illustrations depicting a variety of fun and positive messages.

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Real Simple

Editorial illustrations for Real Simple's January/February 2024 Issue on how physical activity is crucial to maintaining an healthy heart + emotionally spending.

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Growing

Personalized portrait for a 25th birthday gift. Commissioned by a friend.

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Xmas 2023

Personal work, 2023.

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Quotidiano Nazionale

Cover for Quotidiano Nazionale to celebrate International Women's Day 2024.The theme centered around women and work.

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Westminster Foundation for Democracy

I created a set of illustrations to dress WFD's 2024 event ‘Women Lead’, a conference in London to discuss how parties can better support women’s leadership.

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Hope

Personal work, 2024.

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First For Women

Full page illustration for First For Women magazine on embracing authenticiy.

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Shambhala Publications

Cover illustration for the book "Teachings of the Buddha" by Jack Kornfield.Published by Shambhala Publications in April 2024.

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First For Women

Full page illustration for First For Women magazine on the power of hope.

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First For Women

Full page illustration for First For Women magazine on growth and new beginnings.

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The Girlfriend

Editorial illustration for The Girlfriend."Do You Have A Hard Time Maintaining Friendships In Midlife?
These five mantras can help."

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Real Simple

Full page illustration and spots for Real Simple magazine.
”We need to talk to our friends more about money!”

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Patience Fruit & Co.

I had the opportunity to create 5 tasty illustrations for the new SourCran packaging line by Patience Fruit & Co.In each packaging, the mouth interacts with the fruit in a fun and playful way, using vibrant and electric colors to communicate the sour taste of the product.

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First For Women

Full page illustration for First For Women magazine on the secret to discovering true serenity.

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Teatro Alla Scala

3 illustrations for Teatro Alla Scala's initiative “Un Palco in Famiglia”, a program of operas and concerts made just for kids, teens, and families, in partnership with Esselunga.

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Meditation Aura

Personal work, 2024.

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First For Women

Full page illustration for First For Women magazine on discovering a flourishing life.

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Cecilia Castelli is an Italian illustrator based in Barcelona ☼.
Through a distinctive visual language, she brings complex ideas to life with simple, captivating metaphors. Her conceptual, playful style emphasizes color, shape, and femininity, spanning editorial, advertising, packaging, and more. When she’s not drawing, she's probably thinking of what to draw next.

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A visual journal of my
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