ANITA SILVA





Design+Creative Direction

Currently at Bakken & Bæck. Leading a team of creatives across brand, digital, motion, and art direction. Focused on:

  1. Translating complex technologies into concise and compelling narratives
  2. Defining bespoke identities and scalable design systems
  3. Giving form to products’ north star visions
  4. Shaping new modes of interaction
  5. Bridging the physical and digital


CV





Experience








Head of Creative 
Bakken & Bæck 
Barcelona, ES
2022 - Now

Creative Lead 
Bakken & Bæck 
Amsterdam, NL
2020 - 2022

Designer, Art Director
Bakken & Bæck
Oslo, NO
2018 - 2020

Senior Designer 
Studio Blanco
Reggio Emilia, IT
2017 - 2018

Co-Founder, Art Director
Actant Visuelle
Milan, IT
2013 - 2016

Guest Lecturer 
Domus Academy
Milan, IT
2015

Designer 
Schemata Architects
Tokyo, JP
2013

Designer 
ArchiviumLab
Paris, FR
2012

Online Editor 
Abitare Magazine
Milan, IT
2010

Education








MA Narrative Environments 
Central Saint Martins 
London, UK
2010 - 2012

BA Design 
NABA
Milan, IT
2006 - 2009

Erasmus Programme 
Rhode Island School of Design 
Providence, US
2008 

Features







BB on The Index

Carbo Culture on TBI

Studio on Wired UK

BB on Fast Company: The world’s most innovative companies in design

BEEHOME on Dezeen

BEEHOME on SPACE10

BEEHOME on Visuelt

Everyday Experiments on FastCompnay

Everyday Experiments on Wired UK

No Ordinary Love: Martino Gamper With Friends on The New York Times

SEEDS Season 2 on TL Magazine

SEEDS Season 1 on Wallpaper

TDM 9: W. Women in Italian Design on Corraini

The Wandering School on Wallpaper

The Wandering School on Dezeen

The Drink(er)s on Zero

FATTO-BENE on Wallpaper

purple, turquoise, pink (brown along the edges) on Wallpaper