Portfolio // Giulio Dupuy-Urisari

g.urisari@gmail.com + 44 7936 602034 (UK)

GIULIO DUPUY-URISARI

German & Canadian 30/05/1992

EDUCATION 2011-2016 :

Strate - School of Design, Industrial Design School, Paris Majoring in Product Design - Graduated with honors

Aug - Dec. 2014 :

Exchange program in Sweden

Industrial Design School at Lund University

2010 - 2011 :

University of Paris

Mathematics/Physics/Programming Study of a profession: Astrophysician

AWARDS Sept. 2016 :

James Dyson Award

National finalist with diploma project hydr.

Mar. 2016 :

Laureate from the Artscience Prize Program

2nd prize with project WECo, designed with engineers from ENS Cachan, Centrale Paris and Telecom Paritech

g.urisari@gmail.com + 44 7936 602034

EXPERIENCE Jun. 2016 - Dec. 2016 :

LAYER // founded by Benjamin Hubert

Industrial Design Internship in London, United Kingdom.

Worked on every step of project development, from research to final product. Braun, Samsung, Fritz Hansen, and many others.

Oct. 2015 :

Young European Talents Design Workshop

Re-Invent River, worked with European industrial design students on rehabilitating the riverside of river Enz, historical heart of Pforzheim, Germany

Sep. 2015 :

Learning Expedition Carrefour

Innovative workshop with Carrefour’s executives Reflexion on new usage problematics

July 2015 :

Artscience Lab: Idea Translation Experience

Worked with engineering students from Harvard University in Boston on a seawater desalination project for Ghana

2014 - 2015 :

Industrial Partnerships with Rozenbal France and RATP

EXHIBITION & PRESS Nov. 2016 :

Exhibited at Dyson’s showroom

Project hydr. exhibited at Dyson’s Showroom in Paris

2014 :

Ascendeo France

Four months Design Internship in Paris, in the design team, working on designs for muvit and SONY

Oct. 2016 :

Concept Bain #10

Article on project hydr. in this quaterly magazine, reference in the domain of bathroom’s concepts

PROFESSIONAL DTP :

Illustrator

CAD :

Rhinoceros

SKILLS Languages :

French Native

Photoshop

Solidworks

German Native

InDesign

Keyshot

English Fluent /

AfterEffects

TOEIC 985/990

Swedish Beginner

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project hydr. _

_foil

eclipse lamp_

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_household range

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_ project WECo

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_project poceans p. 110

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project groov’_ p. 72

charlie _ p. 100

in my bag_ p. 122

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After graduating in industrial design from Strate School of Design in Paris, I had the opportunity to join the strategic industrial design agency LAYER, led by Benjamin Hubert in London. It permitted me to begin my professional life as a designer in the high pace environment of a constantly evolving studio, working on numerous projects at the forefront of technological innovation.

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next generation of wearables, smart domestic appliances, fast moving consumer goods, app design and intelligent furniture systems. Benjamin Hubert develops every project according to a meticulous design process, permitting the design teams to hit tight deadlines with innovative and human-centered solutions.

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NATIONAL FINALIST

DIPLOMA PROJECT : hydr.

Project hydr. was designed during my fifth and last year at Strate - School of design. It was created to answer the problematics brought up in my master thesis about failure. hydr. aims to encourage a different way of using water, a more intuitive, more efficient, more natural way, by using gestures to inform new ritual usages.

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Giulio Dupuy-Urisari 5ème année produits

Diplômes 2016

Should we learn from our failures?

In my thesis, I addressed the concept of failure. Going beyond the binary of whether failures should be studied at all, I interrogated this topic through history, geography, law, philosophy, psychology and education, in order to question the extent to which learning and failing can cohabit.

From psychoanalysis, I tracked a recurrent behaviour in people incapable of learning from failure : repetition. Using the example of addiction, I illustrated how repeating an excessive behaviour constitutes proof that failure was not a source of knowledge. This led me to the following problematic: How can I, as a designer, manipulate an ecosystem in order to avoid excessive behaviour repetition?

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[ TIMELINE ]

Thesis on failure

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Study of the problematic

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Project hydr.

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OVER-CONSUMPTION

excessive behaviour identified

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DOMESTIC WATER content identified

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HYDR. hydr. is placed in the context of the over-consumption of a valuable resource: water. Easy access to that commodity, perceived as ÂŤunlimitedÂť in Western countries, is the result of placing on the market economic solutions that free people from guilt.

An appetite for excessive comfort inevitably leads to overconsumption, which is increased in places such as hotels, where our water consumption

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has no personal economic impact. On average, an individual consumes two to six times more water in one night at a hotel than their daily water use average.

To offset this excess, hydr. uses nudge techniques to allow the user to take responsibility through their habits.

They are prompted to turn off the water when it is not needed, and to optimise their shower time proportionally to water consumption.

[ FACTS ]

Shower: irresponsible consumption

80L consumed during a 5min shower

shower also consumes power to heat water

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[ EXISTING SOLUTIONS ]

technologies freeing from guilt

objects adapting to behaviours

indirect awareness

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[ INTENTION ]

Design a shower system that encourages responsible behaviours through new customs and usages regarding water consumption.

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[ FACILITATE GESTURES ] pick up // hang up

shower head

support + mixer

negative shape

magnetic reinforcement

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[ INWARD ] inner holes

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Inspired by our old wall phones, the water starts to flow when the shower head is taken off the mixer-support, and conversely, hanging it back cuts off the water supply through internal valves controlled by magnetisation. In addition, the ring-shaped shower head inwardly concentrates the water flow, thus providing different options for use

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with a single flow rate. This form also serves to highlight a visual indicator on the mixer-support, powered by the water flow, showing whether a consumption level is reached. In addition to being a unique experience, it provides significant economic and environmental benefits.

[ INWARD ] concentric & mono pressure hose

extended and soft

focused and precise

natural and strong

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[ TEMPERATURE ] picking up reveals the ring

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// water evacuation

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[ INDICATOR ] visualized consumption

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[ ON ]

[ +50 litres ]

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// Strate - School of design, Paris

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// Dyson showroom, Paris

hydr.

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AN IMMERSIVE ARTWORK London Design Festival ‘16 was an opportunity for Layer to work with Braun in the creation of FOIL: an installation commissioned to launch the new Braun Series 9 Shaver. Installed in the tapestry galery of the Victoria and Albert Museum for three weeks, FOIL offered viewers an accessible and immersive, multi-sensorial experience.

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FOIL Layer breathe life into the values of forward thinking brands to deliver greater audience engagement.

FOIL is a 20-metre-long undulating ribbon of 50,000 independently articulating metallic elements that scatter light in a constant rippling motion, transforming and responding to the traditional gallery space.

Inspired by the precision engineering

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of the Braun shaver head, the 20-metre structure is powered by one high torque motor driving 200 fins beneath the 50,000 mirrors.

Managing a team of 8 product and textile designers, I was in charge of the creation of the artwork’s 20-metre-long fabric layer, covered with the 50,000 mirror finished triangles, in a very tight time schedule.

Braun Shaver Series 9

Triangle pattern inspired by foils

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Base Black Neoprene

Structural Mesh

50,000 Triangles

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Removing the laser cut triangles from the sheets

Glue tests to decide the most efficient and simplest process to fix the triangles

Using the sheets and epoxy glue to fix the triangles to the fabric

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Letting the epoxy glue dry after removing the stainless steel structure

Removing the excess of glue around each triangle, and re-glueing fallen ones

Removing all protection stickers from the triangles to reveal the mirror polished finish

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Making sure that the structure underneath the fabric undulates well

Placing the twenty 1-meter sections of neoprene on top of the structure

Aligning perfectly the sections to have a seamless effect along the 20 metres

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ECLIPSE LAMP Designed for a competition organised

by Cinna, a Ligne Roset brand, with the brief « innovative use of a material ».

The Eclipse lamp is based on the flexible properties of textiles. It therefore allows the user to modulate the intensity of light thanks to a mechanical dimmer situated on top of the lamp.

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ECLIPSE LAMP We opted to take an original approach to using textiles, focusing on the elastic properties of this millennium material.

Warm and comfortable, textile is yet very little present in lighting. Taking cues from classic lamps that often used a light-dimming potentiometer, the Eclipse lamp distinguishes itself by its mechanical variator obtained by the fabric’s tension enveloping the light source. Once lit, in the same spirit as natural light, the light never wavers.

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Its observed intensity varies according to the textile mesh tension state; like a cloud in front of the sun, it forms an occulting and filtering surface.

Users are provided with their own natural light, that they can modulate at will. The environment no longer has to adapt to the light, but the light to its environment. Thus, the Eclipse lamp creates a sensitive relationship between man and light.

LOOSE

TENSE

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HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS RANGE As part of an industrial partnership with Rozenbal, a household product company looking to update their visual identity, we were asked to design a whole range of household products. We sought to communicate the company’s new visual direction through seven distinct and representative products.

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HOUSEHOLD RANGE Although Rozenbal has a real knowledge of industrial processes and smart details in their products, good ideas are usually spread through too large a range of products. Futhermore, from one range to another, it is almost impossible to recognise a cohesive identity. The challenge was to reunite these good ideas into one emblematic range of seven products. Every detail in

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this new range comes from techniques and savoir-faire that Rozenbal have innately, thus permitting a fast development in the industrial process phase. Everything from the shapes, to the materials and the packaging, was thought through in order to improve the brand’s visibility to customers and fulfil their desire for efficient and elegant products.

A reference in the household field Savoir-faire in process Products that work

Lack of visibility to the public’s eyes Product range is too wide

Good ideas are often lost from one range to another

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ESSENTIAL

ELEGANT

EFFICIENT

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BROOM

FLAT MOP

BRUSH & DUSTPAN

HAND BRUSH

DISH BRUSH

TOILET BRUSH

BUCKET & WRINGER

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BRISTLE IMPLEMENTATION

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ERGONOMIC

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VISUAL IDENTITY

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AUTONOMOUS PUBLIC MOBILITY How can we genuinely integrate autonomous vehicles in cities’ public transportation networks? As part of an industrial partnership with RATP (Parisian public transports), we were asked to envision an ecosystem within which the use of autonomous vehicles improves urban shared mobility.

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PROJECT GROOV’ Choosing a transitional phase strongly influenced the response to autonomous vehicle’s legitimacy problem in the RATP’s (Parisian public transport) existing network.

The preliminary work to immerse ourselves in the transitional universe, and to identify the opportunities offered by the autonomous technologies permitted to propose a concept directly enrolled in the current networks.

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Completing the existing means of transportation allows the road users to trust the vehicle, and to get them used to its presence, before unleashing it gradually. To facilitate this dialogue, personifying the pod by integrating mobile eyes in the design was the most efficient answer.

Project Groov’ is conceived as a transitional phase, destined to evolve with uses, always in need to learn.

RUSH HOURS

Reduce the number of travellers per bus

Fluidify the traffic

Included in the existing network

Bring more room and more comfort

off-peak hour

Promotional use

- Slow transportation

Using pedestrian ways

Getting used to the pod presence Show functioning system

night-time

A few / no users

Pods charging

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Personification of the vehicle

hey !

Visual reference for the non-users

The pod’s eyes follow the people around

Autonomous

Following

Charging

Different «faces» for each mode

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Connection established

Followed bus

Helping bars

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12 passengers maximum

The pod learns and becomes independent

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The pods’ use expands gradually

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PARIS UNIVERSITAIRE

NATIONAL FINALIST

HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE How do we reconnect man to the environment? This project uses the mechanics of personification to give instant feedback on an environment’s «feelings» regarding excessive domestic consumptions. Placing the three robots in the building hallway, the resident will instantly know if the global consumption is responsible or not, and how to change bad consumption habits.

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HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE: PROJECT WECo Society is evolving at a forever increasing rate whilst the environment struggles to cope with the speed of change. Every negative action from man has a consequence on the environment, but we do not truly comprehend the effect of our excessive behaviours. A comprehensive dialogue between man and the environment is needed, at a smaller, more human scale. Project WECo (Water, Electricity

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and Consumption) was designed with engineering students from Centrale Paris, ENS Cachan and Telecom Paristech, and seeks to change people’s excessive habits concerning domestic consumptions. Using the growth of digital and connected meters, the three robots are here to personify the building’s vitals, letting residents understand their impact via instant feedback.

Excessive consumption

Non-global solutions

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Local initiative

Environment instant feedback

Connected digital meters

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Habitation building

[ ECOSYSTEM ]

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Data gathering

Discussion within family

Discussion between neighbours

Responsible consumption Data translation

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[ electricity ]

[ water ]

[ waste ]

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Electricity consumption

Water consumption

Waste management

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[ INFORMATION ] on three levels of reading

Personification and emotions

Global details on excessive behaviours

Access to individual information

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[ CITÉ DES SCIENCES ET DE L’INDUSTRIE ] Paris

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[ LAVAL VIRTUAL ] Technology and virtual reality convention

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CHARLIE - BLUETOOTH SPEAKER Charlie was designed in order to fully integrate music in people’s daily lives at home. Taking cues from existing gestures in the living room, the bedroom but also the kitchen, Charlie is the perfect nomadic home extension for your music. Bring music wherever you want, even outside!

With an integrated battery, enjoy hours of music when you are on the go. And once you get back home, just place Charlie on the charging dock and continue your musical experience!

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BLUETOOTH SPEAKER 102_

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[2]

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Cast music via Bluetooth 4.0

Charging dock

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[ VOLUME ] rotative cylinder

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50 %

100 %

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[ INFORMATION ] details

Power button / pairing

Handle and wedge

Volume cylinder

Charging dock

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IN COLLABORATION WITH :

Artscience Lab: Idea Translation Project designed with two engineering students from Harvard University, Boston, as part of the Idea Translation from artscience labs. A water filtration system that produces drinkable water from saltrich water, while providing benefits to the local coastal environment (e.g. marketable brine byproduct, wildlife preservation, refuse removal), so that the cost of producing drinkable water from salt water is essentially zero.

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PROJECT POCEANS Drawing inspiration from the kidney, we propose a “living� desalination unit capable of bringing economic independence, but also agricultural advancement and infrastructural improvement for coastal communities.

We believe it to be a truly vital organ in the socio-economic growth of off-grid coastal towns. Beyond that, we envision it to be a true social hub, a space that can make a real impact in allowing water

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to be a zero-cost resource. We believe we can use a combination of existing technologies to make an efficient and cost effective unit. Through our research into recent innovations in this field, we have found that the coupling of existing desalination technologies can make desalination affordable and energy efficient. The two technologies we wish to explore are electrodialysis and reverse osmosis.

Underutilized

Inefficient and expensive Current desalination technologies

Outdated

Economically dependent

Harmful ecological consequences Coastal communities in the developping world

Underutilized agricultural spaces

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THE KIDNEY What can we learn from the human body, “the golden standard� about an energy efficient technique to desalinate seawater?

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Modularity

Energy efficient

Superior waste management

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[ OUR INNOVATION ] Combining existing technologies and taking cues from the kidney.

Reverse Osmosis (RO) membrane technology

Electrodialysis

Modular, Cost-Effective, Energy Efficient Desalination Device

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Reverse Osmosis (RO) membrane technology

SEAWATER

DESALINATED WATER

PUMP

MEMBRANE PRESSURE CONTROL

CONCENTRATED SALT SOLUTION

Electrodialysis

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POCEAN’S SPECIFICATIONS:

$1,500 - $2,000 per unit $3.50 per household

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Filtration capacity: 10 000L per day

Egyambra (Ghana)

Population: 3 000

Daily water requirement: 4L per person

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IN MY BAG...

What would my suitcase contain if I had to leave forever for an unknown destination, with only one certitude: that I won’t be alone? Many different ideological directions are possible in this kind of exercise. Should I equip myself in order to survive, or to preserve certain human values? We have to think about the role we wish to assume within the group. The container being relatively small, each item is vital so must be carefully considered. Of course, our

choice of items will be guided by our previous direction in life. For my journey, I wanted to emphasise my identity as a designer. Which objects would permit me to legitimise the designer’s presence in the group. What would describe the designer? He must be curious, autonomous, efficient. An aesthete and an adviser: universal, critical, resourceful, humanistic, observant and creative.

1 - «La mémoire de l’éléphant» by Sophie Strady, 2012 / 2 - Black Moleskine notebook / 3 - HB pencil / 4 - Lead mine / 5 - Black BIC pen / 6 - Black UNI sign pen / 7 - Braun Quartz alarm clock/ 8 - German Passeport / 9 - Canadian Passeport / 10 - Black double-lever bottle

opener / 11 - Black magnifying glass / 12 - Hall Miba lock / 13 - Two keys for Hall Miba lock/ 14 - Brushed metal Zippo / 15 - Metal ruler

500mm Raphoplex / 16 - RONDY 20 Hammer / 17 - Soap / 18 - Blue card play PATIENCE / 19 - Red card play PATIENCE / 20 - Three

white candles lasting 6h30 / 21 - Opinel Number 8 with virobloc / 22 - Graduated glass bottle 200mL / 23 - Wittner Taktell precision metronome / 24 - Black Samsonite Suitcase with four wheels

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[ THANK YOU! ] Merci !

PORTFOLIO GIULIO DUPUY-URISARI g.urisari@gmail.com

+44 7936 602034

(UK)