Andrea DESTEFANIS

Born in Turin, Italy from a family of theater artists, Andrea Destefanis developed very early a strong interest for visual arts and scenography. Growing up in a refined cultural environment he moved to live in Venice where completing his education at University of Architecture of Venice he started to cooperate with several architectural firms and developed award winning projects in architecture and city planning. Moved by his personal interest in different fields of design he founded a co-operative studio focused on research and developing early innovative architectural computer graphic design tools prior to the founding of Kokaistudios.

In 2000, he met Filippo Gabbiani, with a common architectural philosophy and a strong interest in heritage restoration and environmental design, they began collaborating closely and eventually co-founded Kokaistudios. He currently divides his time between Spain and China, overseeing Kokaistudios’ projects in the Middle East and Europe.