Practice · Experiences & gatherings

Spaces, events and gatherings people feel and remember

Nobody remembers a smooth check-in. People remember how a place made them feel, who they met, and the moment they were invited to take part. I shape the concept, the atmosphere and the sequence of moments, and hold the vision until the experience is real.

Who it's for

For hospitality brands, cultural organisations and event agencies.

What I do

Audience insights

Ethnographic and behavioural research to identify audiences, frame their identities and craft a creative direction that speaks to their core.

Examples of deliverablesMoodboards, personas

Experiential strategy

What the experience aims to achieve, how we want people to feel, and the principles that shape every touchpoint.

Examples of deliverablesExperiential concept, end-to-end journey with embedded experience principles

Creative direction

From concept to opening, I hold the vision: the story, the atmosphere and the sequence of moments.

Examples of deliverablesVisual identity, brand activation strategy

When a project needs architecture, scenography, sound or production, I bring in, or work alongside, the right specialists.

How I work

From insight to the finished moment

I lead the vision and stay close to the making.

  1. Understandthe audience
  2. Definethe experiential strategy
  3. Imaginethe concept and the moments
  4. Bring to lifecreative direction and delivery

Ways to work together

  • SprintTwo to four weeks from brief to insights and a concept your team can take forward.
  • From insight to launchThe whole project, from research to delivery, holding the vision until the service, programme or experience is real.
  • Embedded in your teamA senior lead inside your team, agency or pitch, on site or remote from Lisbon.
Portrait of Fiamma Degl'Innocenti

About

A service designer by training, bringing more than twelve years of human-centred design to spaces, events and gatherings, from the EU Pavilion at Expo Osaka to intimate dinners and retreats, alongside my own artistic practice.

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Contact

Planning a space, an event or a gathering? Let's talk about how it should feel.

Tell me about your audience, and the moment you want them to remember.

Or write to fiamma.deglinnocenti.it@gmail.com

Organisations I've worked with

  • Disney
  • Philips
  • UNICEF
  • ANA Aeroportos de Portugal
  • NHS
  • IATA
  • Impact Hub Berlin
  • Yunus Centre