Born in Rome, Valentina Cameranesi Sgroi studied product design at ISIA. After graduating she had experiences both in the editorial field and as an illustrator in Italy and abroad. She worked in Diesel Industries in the product design departments and as art director of shooting and product catalogues. She currently lives in Milan, where she works as an art director and set designer with Enrico Pompili, as well as a freelance consultant and creative director for a wide range of brands and magazines. Her personal work explores the relationship between the artificial and the natural, through various media, especially photography, video and ceramics. She has designed a marble collection of vases and trays for SEM, Simultanea.