Alessio brings a rare combination of inherited expertise and international perspective to every project. Born into a family of designers and mentored by the renowned designer Samuele Mazza, he grew up immersed in the principles of Italian craftsmanship, elegance and architectural refinement.

His career has taken him across Europe and North America, where exposure to international design culture sharpened a sensibility that is distinctly Italian in character yet entirely contemporary in execution.

At Studio Casatua, Alessio serves as Design Manager — the critical bridge between design vision and built reality. Working directly with contractors and specialist craftsmen on site, he ensures that every detail of the design intent is executed exactly as specified, and that the standard our clients expect is never compromised in translation from drawing board to finished space. He is often the primary point of contact for clients throughout the renovation process — bringing both the design authority and the on-site presence to ensure nothing is lost between what was agreed and what is delivered.

When we moved to Italy, we searched for our own home for over a year — viewing dozens properties before finding the right one. What followed was an education in the real complexity of Italian renovation: the planning constraints hidden in beautiful old walls, the contractors who operate to entirely different standards, the bureaucracy that moves on its own timeline, the cultural nuances that no amount of preparation quite readies you for.

Tim’s developer background helped. Candida’s design experience helped. But there were still moments — and we say this honestly — where the process felt overwhelming. Not because Italy isn’t worth it. It absolutely is. But because navigating it without the right people around you is far harder than it needs to be.

What no professional background could have taught us, however, is what we’ve learned simply by living here. Inhabiting a historic villa ourselves has given us an understanding of these buildings that goes beyond architecture and project management — how they breathe with the seasons, how light moves through ancient walls, where modern intervention enhances and where it diminishes, how to make a centuries-old space feel genuinely comfortable without erasing what makes it extraordinary. That knowledge is something we bring to every client project.

That realisation is what became Studio Casatua. Eight years, multiple projects and an exceptional team of architects, designers, project managers and craftsmen later — we exist to give our clients something we had to find the hard way: complete confidence that their Italian renovation is in the right hands, from the very first call to the moment they walk through the door.