GRITTYS
Grey Sheep
Location
venice / italy
Graduation year
2003
Born in 1976 in Padua (Italy), Silvia Cogo graduated in Industrial Design at ISIA (High Institute for Industrial Arts) in Faenza, with a thesis in collaboration with Mandarina Duck. She started several collaborations as product designer and art director such as Pianegonda Jewelry, Alberta Salotti Pacific Supplies , Panigallia Jewellery, Chimento Jewellery, Inda and Cottoveneto. Over the last 3 years Silvia Cogo back to a research and more experimental approach, creating objects sculpture to wear and furniture items using the knowledge gained in terms of materials and production techniques.
In 2010 she founded a self production brand called GRITTY'S. Silvia created and patented a new sheet material which combines fabrics and natural materials with synthetic materials. By this combination she realizes bags, shoes and unique accessories collections.
She is also teaching Design Methodology at the ISIA (High Institute for Industrial Arts) of Faenza. Silvia Cogo participates in European training projects overseas, proposing and developing thematic workshops on creative systems in Finland, Spain and Bulgaria.
