Our Team

Staff

  • MARTINA CANNETTA

    MARTINA CANNETTA

    Country Representative

  • CHEAT SOK SOCHEATA

    CHEAT SOK SOCHEATA

    Deputy Country Director and Prison Project Manager 

  • THAN PANHA

    THAN PANHA

    "My Own Hands" Project Manager 

  • MEACH SEYLA

    MEACH SEYLA

    "Water and School" Project Manager

  • ENG LAM

    ENG LAM

    Kompong Thom Field officer

  • LUN PHANNA

    LUN PHANNA

    Silversmith teacher

  • RY SANGHA

    RY SANGHA

    Silversmith teacher 

  • THY SOPHANY

    THY SOPHANY

    Sewing and embroidery teacher 

  • MANT SAMORN

    MANT SAMORN

    Silversmith Teacher Assistant 

  • SUN BORAYA

    SUN BORAYA

    Drawing teacher

  • DY SOKCHAN

    DY SOKCHAN

    Finance Officer

  • SILVIA MENEGHINI

    SILVIA MENEGHINI

    Monitoring & Evaluation Officer 

  • DUCH SOPHEAP

    DUCH SOPHEAP

    CC2 Day Care Center Manager

  • CHEA VANNAK

    CHEA VANNAK

    Teacher assistant CC2 Day Care Center

  • CHANTHA VOUCHLENG

    CHANTHA VOUCHLENG

    Customer Service

  • JOSEPHINE CANNETTA

    JOSEPHINE CANNETTA

    Office Admin Italy

    Board of Directors

    LUCIANA DAMIANI

    President

    GIUSEPPE NAVA

    Vice President

    MAURIZIO UGGERI

    Treasurer

    CARLO SIRONI

    Counselor

    ROBERTA TOMASI

    Counselor

    MARTINA CANNETTA

    Country Representative

    ROBERTA BESOZZI

    Counselor

    Our Designers

    ALBERTO CANNETTA (1936-2018)

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    An architect and designer, he worked alongside students, helping them translate designs that arrived from artists and designers from many distant countries. Students remember him fondly and gratefully as a father who taught a different dimension of the relationship between student and teacher.

    RENZO BIGHETTI

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    An artist and seafarer, he donated the bowline to Il Nodo, which has become our symbol and logo. He worked extensively in Phnom Penh with students, teaching them how to bend metal to make the bowline, the first piece of jewelry made in the workshop.

    ROSSELLA TORNQUIST

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    She designs and creates jewelry. At Il Nodo, she offered designs such as Anemone, Leaf, Wave designs and many others. She worked in Phnom Penh with students, teaching the module concept. For the students, having the ability to create infinite variants starting from the same basic design felt like having a magic wand.

    MIKKY EGER

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    A teacher at the Ambrosian School of Goldsmithing, she designs and makes jewelry with dynamic shapes to convey emotions and energy. She has worked in the Bottega, teaching the most up-to-date techniques so that our school can achieve the perfection that distinguishes fine jewelry. With the students, she created a manual of the highest quality finishes and created a collection of jewelry inspired by the Khmer alphabet.

    SHIINA NARDI DESIGN

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    Kaori Shiina of Japan and Riccardo Nardi of Tuscany, founders of “Hand on Design,” a company whose intent is to transmit new life through design to the rich craft traditions of Italy and Japan. For Il Nodo, they activated the network of designer friends to contribute a design to the school with the result of a collection of signature designs.

    PIETRO ALGRANTI

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    A refined upcycling designer and the owner of Algranti Lab. He worked in Phnom Penh teaching the students of 'Wood for Change' to recognize the potential of a waste material and transform it into something new and beautiful through crafting.

    DOROTHÉE ETIENNE

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    A Parisian creative strategy designer. She has worked multiple times in the Workshop with students, encouraging them to express their own creativity, drawing inspiration from the motifs of Vann Molyvann—the greatest Khmer architect—as well as from street art and everyday forms.

    KENGIRO AZUMA (1926-2016)

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    An artist originally from Japan, now based in Milan. He gifted to Il Nodo ‘MU8’—a symbol of infinity and the continuity of life, which is a recurring theme in his art.

    GIANCARLO ILIPRANDI (MILANO, 1925-2016)

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    Designer, graphic artist, and among the leading figures of Italy’s ‘culture of the project’ in graphic design, he devoted more than sixty years to visual communication design—and beyond. He participated in Gioie d’autore with great enthusiasm: during a vacation, he designed an earring that, above all, would spark the imagination of the young people at the Bottega.

    STUDIO KANZ

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    Antonella Maione and Mauro Cazzaro, Venetian architects and designers, collaborate with Il Nodo by contributing standout designs such as ‘Bent’ and ‘Canal Grande’.

    MARTA LAUDANI E MARCO ROMANELLI

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    Architects and designers—Marta from Rome and Marco from Milan—designed and donated to Bottega students the piece ‘Mekong,’ a jewel that won the Design Excellence Award for Lazio and Lombardy and was exhibited at the Vicenza Jewelry Museum. Marta later designed necklaces and bags for the 'Designing Girls Future' project.

    ALESSANDRO MENDINI (1931-2019)

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    An iconic, internationally renowned architect‑designer chose to contribute to the Il Nodo Social Design School by donating the sketch of a necklace.

    CARLO SABBATUCCI

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    A freelance designer, collaborating with various companies and cultural associations on strategy, graphic design, web, and product projects. For Il Nodo, they designed the set ‘Aghi di Pino.'

    IRENE ORTU

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    A craft designer, art buyer, and stylist.

    ANGELA LOPEZ

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    Product and web designer, grafico.

    Her ‘Bubbles’ collection is meant to be nature you can carry with you.

    PALMAROSA FUCCELLA

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    Specializing in communication design and cultural‑tourism project management, she is a faculty member at the University of Basilicata and at Link Campus in Rome. She is the creator and curator of both Fucina Madre and Basilicata Design.

    SONIA PEDRAZZINI

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    A designer who embraces cross‑disciplinary influences and creates narratives through objects. Architect, designer, and planner. For Il Nodo, she designed the Lotus collection and bags using Paola Lenti materials.

    ANNA AURORA LOMBARDI

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    Designer, planner, journalist, researcher, and educator. For her collection, she drew inspiration from 18th-century ruffs.

    LAURA MAROLA

    MONICA CASTIGLIONI

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    Jewelry designer, photographer, creative video artist.

    ANGELA ROSATI

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    Architect and photographer. Black Seed represents our deep connection with nature, symbolized by the bean plant, a traditional emblem of fertility.

    MICAELA FRANCHINO

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    Recent graduate in Fashion Design from Politecnico di Milano, specialising in Jewellery Design. Illustrator.

     

    EMI KATO

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    Japanese artist, she designs and creates her own jewelry.

    She draws inspiration from nature: waves, trees, and the symbols of her culture.

    MANUELA TELESCA

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    Jewelry designer and metal sculptor.

    IRENE ATTORI

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    Recent graduate in Fashion Design from Politecnico di Milano, specialising in Jewellery Design.

    LAURA MEDINA

    ANNA DEPLANO

    MARIA MALORZO

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    Recent graduate in Fashion Design from Politecnico di Milano, specialising in Jewellery Design.

    BEATRICE SANTICCIOLI

    STELLA GNESUTTA

    FRANCO RAGGI

    CLAUDIA CARUSI

    RITA CATTANEO

    HARMANN KAUR

    FABIOLA BERGAMO

    LUISA CARNEVALE BARAGLIA

    ELENA PELOSI

    Collaborators

    • Patrizia Scarzella

      Patrizia Scarzella

      Architetto e giornalista, esperta di comunicazione, ha sviluppato progetti di design sociale in Thailandia, Kenya, Filippine per Good Shepherd International Foundation e in Madagascar per UNIDO. Per Il Nodo ha coordinato il progetto "Gioie d’Autore" e tenuto in Cambogia nel 2018 due workshop nell'ambito dei corsi di formazione "My Own Hands" e "Designing Girls Future".

    • Dario Moretti

      Dario Moretti

      Consulente editoriale e pubblicista, è content manager del sito web di ADI Associazione per il Disegno Industriale. Si occupa del rapporto tra industria e cultura nell’editoria e nel design. Ha condiviso con Il Nodo ai suoi inizi tutte le sue competenze e conoscenze di design, grafica e sito web). Collabora con Il Nodo alla realizzazione di strumenti di comunicazione a stampa e per il web.




    • Monica Fumagalli Iliprandi

      Monica Fumagalli Iliprandi

      Monica Fumagalli Iliprandi, Visual Designer,  fonda nel ’92 con Giancarlo Iliprandi lo studio Iliprandi Associati e nel 2019 l’Associazione Giancarlo Iliprandi.

      Per il Nodo cura impostazione grafica del sito e delle pubblicazioni.

    • Marilia Albanese

      Marilia Albanese

      Studiosa di arte e cultura khmer ha pubblicato Angkor, fasto e splendore dell’Impero Khmer e I tesori di Angkor (White Star, 2002, 2006).

      Per Il Nodo ha scritto due fiabe da distribuire ai bambini nei villaggi:

       “The veil of the Fish Queen” illustrata da Maurizio Dotti, un fumetto che rende più efficace il messaggio trasmesso nei corsi di igiene sull’uso del filtro di potabilizzazione dell’acqua.

      “Le nuove Regine” illustrata da Jacopo Stoppa per rafforzare l’identità femminile.

    • Santiago De Col

      Santiago De Col

      Esperto in Cooperazione e Sviluppo. Collabora con Il Nodo a stesura e impostazione dei progetti ed al controllo del sistema contabile.

    • Romano Nunziato

      Romano Nunziato

      Informatico, si occupa di Sicurezza Informatica in ambito Telecomunicazioni.
      Da sempre appassionato di Fotografia lavora come fotografo Freelance specializzato in ritrattistica, sport e music photography.

      A Il Nodo ha dato importanti contributi per l’impostazione del sito e come fotografo.

    • Padre Mario Ghezzi

      Padre Mario Ghezzi

      Sacerdote dal 1999, ha vissuto e operato in Cambogia dal 2000 al 2017 come parroco della Chiesa del Bambino Gesù di Phnom Penh. Oggi è direttore del PIME, Pontificio Istituto Missioni Estere di Milano.

      Ha aiutato Il Nodo a decollare ospitando il primo corso di artigianato di design in parrocchia a Phnom Penh e reclutando giovani di buona volontà nei villaggi più poveri come studenti dei nostri corsi.

    • Emily Jones

      Emily Jones

      Canadese, laurea in Computer Science e un MBA in Sviluppo Internazionale. Ha lavorato nel campo delle Tecnologie dell’Informazione per oltre 14 anni, sia in Canada che nel resto del mondo (Europa ed Australia), e come Insegnante ICT presso una scuola internazionale di baccalaureato in Italia.

      Ha collaborato volontariamente con Il Nodo contribuendo le sue competenze in Computer Science e Sviluppo Internazionale.

    • Tho Bovannrith Nguon

      Tho Bovannrith Nguon

      Tho Bovannrith Nguon è nato a Phnom Penh (Cambogia) nel 1962, ma ancora adolescente  ha lasciato il suo paese. Vive e lavora a Biella.

      Ha raccontato la sua storia di sopravvissuto al regime dei khmer rossi in Cambogia nel racconto “Cercate l’Angkar”.

      Ha accompagnato molti viaggi Il Nodo, donando grandi emozioni a chi ha viaggiato con lui.

    • Pietro Arculeo

      Pietro Arculeo

      Biologo esperto in acqua nei Paesi in via di sviluppo, si occupa di igiene dell’acqua e analisi della qualità con particolare riferimento agli aspetti microbiologici.

      Ha messo a disposizione de Il Nodo la sua esperienza per verificare la qualità dell’acqua erogata dai filtri di potabilizzazione dell’acqua che diamo nei villaggi non collegati all’acquedotto.

    • Maurizio Dotti

      Maurizio Dotti

      Disegnatore di fumetti della Sergio Bonelli Editore. Fra i suoi personaggi Dampyr e Tex Willer.

      Per Il Nodo ha illustrato la fiaba The Veil of the Fish Queen scritta da Marilia Albanese: un fumetto da distribuire ai ragazzi nei villaggi per rafforzare il messaggio trasmesso nei Corsi di Igiene sull’uso dell’acqua pulita.

    • Pamela Gibson

      Pamela Gibson

      Professionista della comunicazione. Ha scritto, curato e prodotto una vasta gamma di documenti cartacei e online utilizzando il punto di vista del lettore per creare una comunicazione chiara, diretta e di semplice comprensione.

      Per il Nodo cura la stesura dei testi in inglese.

      PATRIZIA SCARZELLA

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      Architect and journalist, expert in communication, she has developed social design projects in Thailand, Kenya, and the Philippines for the Good Shepherd International Foundation, and in Madagascar for UNIDO. For Il Nodo, she coordinated the 'Gioie d’Autore' project and held two workshops in Cambodia in 2018 as part of the training courses 'My Own Hands' and 'Designing Girls Future'.

      DARIO MORETTI

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      Editorial consultant and publicist, he is the content manager of the website of ADI – Association for Industrial Design. He focuses on the relationship between industry and culture in publishing and design. He shared all his expertise and knowledge of design, graphics, and web development with Il Nodo in its early stages. He collaborates with Il Nodo in the creation of print and web communication tools.

      MONICA FUMAGALLI ILIPRANDI

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      Monica Fumagalli Iliprandi, Visual Designer, founded the studio Iliprandi Associati in 1992 with Giancarlo Iliprandi and the Giancarlo Iliprandi Association in 2019. She is responsible for the graphic design of publications for Il Nodo.

      MARILIA ALBANESE

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      A scholar of Khmer art and culture, she published Angkor, Splendor and Glory of the Khmer Empire and The Treasures of Angkor (White Star, 2002, 2006). For Il Nodo, she wrote two fairy tales to be distributed to children in villages: “The Veil of the Fish Queen”, illustrated by Maurizio Dotti, a comic that makes the hygiene course message on the use of water purification filters more effective. “The New Queens”, illustrated by Jacopo Stoppa, aimed at strengthening female identity.

      ROMANO NUNZIATO

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      An IT specialist, he works in Cybersecurity within the Telecommunications sector. Always passionate about photography, he works as a freelance photographer specializing in portrait, sports, and music photography. He has made important contributions to Il Nodo in setting up the website and as a photographer.

      PADRE MARIO GHEZZI

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      A priest since 1999, he lived and worked in Cambodia from 2000 to 2017 as parish priest of the Church of the Child Jesus in Phnom Penh. Today, he is the director of PIME, the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions in Milan. He helped Il Nodo take off by hosting the first design craft course in his parish in Phnom Penh and by recruiting willing young people from the poorest villages as students for our courses.

      EMILY JONES

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      Canadian, with a degree in Computer Science and an MBA in International Development. She has worked in the field of Information Technology for over 14 years, both in Canada and around the world (Europe and Australia), and as an ICT teacher at an international baccalaureate school in Italy. She has volunteered with Il Nodo, contributing her expertise in Computer Science and International Development.

      PAMELA GIBSON

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      Communication professional. She has written, edited, and produced a wide range of printed and online materials, using the reader’s perspective to create clear, direct, and easy-to-understand communication. She is responsible for writing the English texts for Il Nodo.

      THO BOVANNRITH NGUON

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      Tho Bovannrith Nguon was born in Phnom Penh (Cambodia) in 1962, but left his country as a teenager. He lives and works in Biella. He shared his story of surviving the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia in the account 'Cercate l’Angkar'. He has accompanied Il Nodo on many trips, bringing deep emotions to those who traveled with him.

      PIETRO ARCULEO

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      A biologist specializing in water in developing countries, he focuses on water hygiene and quality analysis, with particular attention to microbiological aspects. He has made his expertise available to Il Nodo to verify the quality of the water provided by the purification filters we distribute in villages not connected to the water supply system.

      MAURIZIO DOTTI

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      Comic book artist for Sergio Bonelli Editore. Among his characters are Dampyr and Tex Willer. For Il Nodo, he illustrated the fairy tale The Veil of the Fish Queen written by Marilia Albanese: a comic book to be distributed to children in villages to reinforce the message conveyed in the Hygiene Courses about the use of clean water.

      RICCARDO CAZZANIGA

      Members

      • MARIA AUSILIA ALBANESE

        MARIA AUSILIA ALBANESE

      • ROBERTA FRANCESCA BESOZZI

        ROBERTA FRANCESCA BESOZZI

      • RENZO BIGHETTI

        RENZO BIGHETTI

      • JOSEPHINE CANNETTA

        JOSEPHINE CANNETTA

      • LUCIANA FAUSTA DAMIANI

        LUCIANA FAUSTA DAMIANI

      • SILVANA CORIO

        SILVANA CORIO

      • MAURIZIO DOTTI

        MAURIZIO DOTTI

      • MICHAELA EGER

        MICHAELA EGER

      • PASQUALE GERVASINI

        PASQUALE GERVASINI

      • MARIO GHEZZI

        MARIO GHEZZI

      • EMILY CHRISTINA JONES

        EMILY CHRISTINA JONES

      • LAURA MAROLA

        LAURA MAROLA

      • ALKISTI BIZZIO

        ALKISTI BIZZIO

      • GIUSEPPE NAVA

        GIUSEPPE NAVA

      • BOVANNRITH NGOUN

        BOVANNRITH NGOUN

      • ROBERTA SIMONA TOMASI

        ROBERTA SIMONA TOMASI

      • PATRIZIA SCARZELLA

        PATRIZIA SCARZELLA

      • MARCELLA BUCCI

        MARCELLA BUCCI

      • ALESSANDRO CAJELLI

        ALESSANDRO CAJELLI

      • DANIELA CARAFFINI

        DANIELA CARAFFINI

      • ALESSANDRO CEDERNA

        ALESSANDRO CEDERNA

      • BAERBEL CLASEN-LOEPRIK

        BAERBEL CLASEN-LOEPRIK

      • SANTIAGO DE COL

        SANTIAGO DE COL

      • ELISABETTA GALASSO

        ELISABETTA GALASSO

      • GIANPAOLA SENIGA

        GIANPAOLA SENIGA

      • CARLO SIRONI

        CARLO SIRONI

      • MAURIZIO UGGERI

        MAURIZIO UGGERI

      • RICCARDO CAZZANIGA

        RICCARDO CAZZANIGA

      • FRANCESCA TRUFFI

        FRANCESCA TRUFFI

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        ALESSANDRA CAMERA

      • CLAUDIO CASAROLI

        CLAUDIO CASAROLI

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      • DAVIDE GATTONI

      • FIORENZA MAGNABOSCO

        FIORENZA MAGNABOSCO

      • PAOLA PANDOLFI

        PAOLA PANDOLFI

      • EMILIA BRUNA SCARCELLA

      • ROBERTO TRUFFI

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