milanesi|paiusco, founded by Claudio Milanesi and Diego Paiusco in 2019, operates from Hangzhou, China, and Vicenza, Italy.
Rooted in critical thinking and deep professional experience, the studio focuses on a design-led practice that generates durable value through aesthetic clarity and strategic intelligence.
Its work spans design and consulting, with a primary focus on urban, architecture and interior design, while extending into furniture, curatorial, and interdisciplinary collaborations.
Balancing pragmatism with creativity, the studio creates spatial systems that unite aesthetics with deliverable solutions. Drawing on consulting expertise, sustained research, and extensive site and construction experience, it manages projects comprehensively from concept through completion and beyond. With sensitivity to materials, environment, and cultural dialogues, its work achieves resilience and sustainability with long-term significance.
Claudio obtained a master's degree in Civil Structural Engineering from the University of Brescia in Italy and actively worked in the fields of art and architecture as both a painter and designer, Subsequently, he began his international career in academic research at the Design and Material Innovation Department of the University of Toronto.
In 2016, he started participating in high-quality design projects in the Asian market, including the construction supervision of the 0ōEli complex project (designed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop). In 2019, Claudio founded the "milanesilpaiusco design and research" in Hangzhou, China.
Diego earned a master's degree in Civil Structural Engineering from the University of Padua, Italy. Over the course of his career, he has gained extensive expertise in the design and engineering of complex building projects, structural monitoring the restoration of historic villas, and the development of innovative and sustainable materials, primarily working across Europe and the Americas.
In 2016, he began focusing primarily on engineering consultancy and project management for renowned international firms' projects in China. In 2019, Diego co-founded the "milanesi|paiusco design and research" in Hangzhou, China.
