Ellen Bernhardt

Born in Germany in 1982, Ellen moved to Milan in 2001 to study at the Milan Scuola Politecnica di Design where she graduated in 2003 in Industrial Design. She has worked with the studios of architects Piero Lissoni and Carlo Colombo and in 2008 established her own practice in partnership with Paola Vella. Bernhardt-Vella works across interior design, visual communications and product design, collaborating with local furniture brands.