Christine ABBATE

Chris Abbate is the founder of Novità Communications, a 28 year old PR, Marketing and Social Media firm focused on architecture, design and culture with a speciality in sustainability and wellness. Novita` is thirty person agency headquartered in NY with team members across American and is also part of a network of global agency partners. The firm  has garnered a place on the 2023 & 2021 Inc. Best Workplaces List, PR News’ Agency Elite Top 100, The PR Net 100, & Observer Top 50 US PR Agency list and was awarded Marketer of the Year for the Best of Year Awards by Interior Design in 2020.

Prior to founding Novità, Chris was the Director of Marketing for the Italian Tile Center of the Italian Trade Commission and continues to advise and represent the Italian ceramic industry and CERSAIE.  She has extensive experience promoting domestic and international design and architectural products, designers/architects and high-profile design events including NeoCon, Salone del Mobile, NYCxDESIGN, Coverings and the Architecture and Design Film Festival.  She has represented high profile architecture studios at the Venice Biennale, EXPO, and the London Biennale, and has a background developing and leading design competitions. She was a co-creator of Brooklyn Designs, and the US Pavilion RECKONstruct at the Triennale Museum in Milan. She founded DesignStandsTogether, MilanDesignMap and Design-Calendar, represents the American Society of Interior Designers, is on the Advisory Board of NYCxDESIGN, a board trustee for DIFFA, and regularly speaks on design, media and marketing. She has been a juror for CID Awards and consults with NeoCon for the Best of NeoCon Awards Program and developed the Business Impact Award.