Andrea Valentini born and raised
in Rhode Island, received both Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Interior
Architecture degrees from (RISD). With more than 14 years of professional experience
as a commercial and residential Interior Architect, receiving several awards for
her interiors, she began to set her focus and explorations on "the object in space."
Intending to combine and expand her knowledge and experience as an artist/ designer,
she has developed a body of work that is now a portfolio of product design being
noticed both nationally and internationally.
She is among a very select group of designers' chosen by the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt
National Design Museum 2003 Triennial, "Inside Design Now" which represents the
quality, range and vitality of current U.S. design practice today. She has also
been nominated for a National Design Award in Product Design, 2003
Her work has been featured in: The New York Times, I.D magazine, Dwell, Parenting,
Surface Magazine, Interior Design Magazine, The Washington Post, Financial Times
(London) & Metropolis. She is also a member of the IDNF-"International Design
Network Foundation".