Antonia Astori, a graduated in Industrial and Visual Design in Lausanne, founds Driade for which she designs furniture and furniture systems, as well as installations and exhibitions. Nicola De Ponti, graduated in 2000 in Architecture at the Politecnico in Milan, gained a valuable work experience first at the architecture studio Flavio Albanese in Milan and then as a freelance. Together they are the founding members of Astori De Ponti Associati, which was founded in 2004 and is dedicated to diverse projects of architecture, retail, and interior and exhibition design. Among the major collaborations, we find important companies of interior design and lighting such as Tubes, Oluce, Valsecchi.