Designers NATASHA CALANDRINO VAN KLEEF

Natasha Calandrino Van Kleef is an acclaimed architect and designer, and the owner of several design patents in partnership with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Milan, where she also serves as a graduate degree’s commissioner and specialist lecturer. In 2010 she founded the NVK Architecture & Design Studio and created her NVK Daydoll ethical and sustainable fashion collection, which is certified by the Textile and Health Project as part of the Italian Ministry of Health. In 2021, together with Riccardo Cavozzi and Silvia Bignami, she is launching a new brand called “Kushim Caring Design” that provides solutions for inactivating pathogens with interior processes and furnishing accessories. Natasha's interests include anthropology, physics, and scientific innovations, and she is passionate about the application of new technologies in the fields of architecture, civil engineering, and design. She recently started a collaboration with INAF (National Institute of Astrophysics) and patented the “Saturno” device innovative tool to grant the inactivation of pathogens in closed environments.