Founded in 2011 by Valentina Elmiger and Aurora De La Fuente, VANDA is an architecture and interior design studio, with offices in Italy and Spain, which operates worldwide in the design of shops, showrooms, restaurants, hotels and residences.
Design Team
Valentina AND Aurora
VANDA offers multiple customized solutions, from concept to realization; from architecture to interior design; from product design to prototyping; from the coordinated image to digital communication, for a convincing and always innovative result.
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Valentina Elmiger
Founder and Creative DirectorValentina Elmiger, Architect, Retail Designer and Creative Director, works across Europe, Asia and the United States. A graduate in Architecture and Society from Politecnico di Milano, she began her career at the Piuarch studio in Milan, working from the very start on Retail design and Architecture projects for major international brands and investors. In 2008 she moved to London for a year, where she worked in photography for several architecture magazines, including Compasses. In 2010 she founded the Nomade Architettura studio in Milan, focused on Interior Design and architectural design. In 2013, together with Aurora De La Fuente, she founded VANDA, a multidisciplinary studio in constant evolution, where different professional profiles meet to explore new and inspiring fields. Since 2022 she has added to this path the Artistic Direction of major real estate development projects, including build to rent developments, working with major European investment and real estate funds.
Her work grows out of a passion she lives as her greatest hobby, and from interdisciplinarity as a tool to give every project its own identity, where the pursuit of harmony and beauty is both the method and the goal.
Passionate about music, design, theatre and spiritual growth, Valentina is also a DJ and yoga teacher: she believes that beauty and harmony can contribute to people's emotional wellbeing.
Aurora de la Fuente
Interior ArchitectAurora de la Fuente Manjón, architect and retail designer, graduated in Interior Architecture at the University of Burgos (Spain) in 2007. She worked with several Spanish studies before moving to Milan, where in 2009 she attended the master “Interior Design for Luxury living” at Istituto Marangoni. She designed several sets for fashion shows and stands for important brands in the fashion industry: Adidas, Moschino, Alexander McQueen, Dockers, See by Chloe in Italy and Europe. At the same time she also worked as a “graphic designer” for several companies in Milan. In 2010, she began a collaboration with Gucci designing and building shop-windows for showrooms all over the world, Pop ups, exhibitions, stands. This year, she started her professional partnership with Valentina Elmiger. In 2011, Aurora moved to Vigo, in the north of Spain, where she worked for four years at BIMBA Y LOLA as a store planner, window display designer and international event planner.
Alessandro Pagani
Senior 3D Artist & Motion Graphic DesignerAlessandro has been a 3D Artist and Motion graphic designer for over 10 years.
An inquisitive and multifaceted person, Alessandro has been involved in the creation and development of various projects over the years: in 2010 in Turin he founded "OFFicina" an innovative communication agency, working in the field of marketing and
branding for various companies.
Moving to Biella, in 2016 Alessandro designs, prototypes and then produces, custom-made city bicycles taking care of both the ergonomic aspect and that of branding and communication, founding the Pagani Bike brand.
In 2018 he obtained his drone pilot's licence and made several videos and commercials in the automotive world for Quattroruote and DriveUp, bringing the innovative FPV (Fisrt Person View) technique to broadcasting.
After collaborating with a company that deals with the creation of displays in the retail sector in the role of development manager and designer, Alessandro began a new path in the world of television production and worked, among others, in the production of prime-time television programmes such as: l'isola dei famosi, Star in the Star, Striscia la notizia and Pomeriggio Cinque.
In 2022 he began his collaboration with 20ACTION, a Milan-based communication agency, as head of the 3D and visual effects department. For 20ACTION he realised commercials, spaces in the metaverse, AR and VR Experience, and various projects in the entertainment field.
The path that led him to develop these skills has been full of adventures, ingredients that have made Alessandro a curious person, constantly evolving and with transversal know-how.
Since 2024 Alessandro has brought his experience to the VANDA team, expanding the scope of our studio.
Ariel Vellani
Product Designer Jr.Ariel joined the VANDA team in 2026 as a Junior Product Designer. She contributes to the development of retail and hospitality projects, combining creativity and precision at every stage, from concept to on-site coordination.