APPBOOKS
The magic of manual illustration, old fashioned animation, original storytelling and acoustic music combined with immersive interactivity and delightful discoverability
inspiring with
ART
Master pieces from famous artists come alive, becoming enchanted animated landscapes that children can explore through a magic interactive journey
nourishing
LITTLE ARTISTS
The immersive exploration of art masterpieces stimulates children’s imagination and encourages their creative intuition. Creativity generates creativity.
Transforming the cold-looking digital medium in a tool full of poetry, to accompany Digital Natives in magic interactive immersions in the world of art.
Lapisly, art appbooks created with art.
Art and creativity for children
We are a Digital Publishing House, specialized in the creation of art appbooks for children.
We explore the didactical potential of new technologies to provide Digital Natives with a new learning experience, an innovative way to learn about art history and to stimulate their creativity, through the direct interaction with art pieces.
Handcraft approach across old media and new media
We adopt a handcraft approach, merging the use of digital technologies with the warm feeling of the manual sign of traditional illustration, old fashioned animation, original storytelling and acoustic music.
We aim at creating a magic experience through the poetry of the art pieces to encourage imagination and creativity.
Museums and didactical experience enhancement
Our app design can enhance the experience of visitors of museums and expositions, through the implementation of site-specific interactivities and augmented reality features that can deliver an enriched experience to the whole family. Group didactical experience in schools and education environments can also be enhanced through the support of our app design, to promote collaborative creativity and to convey art-specific didactical content.
CORE-TEAM
CO-FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR
DEBORA ALBANO
Experienced International Manager with an education background in Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence, Debora developed her career in Digital Media working in Google and Yahoo for several years. In 2014, pursuing the dream of working on an inspiring creative project, she enthusiastically embraced the challenge of a fresh start and co-found Lapisly.
CO-FOUNDER, ART AND PRODUCT DIRECTOR
LARA MEZZAPELLE
New Media Artist, Lara merges her study in art to a background in psychology and pedagogy, showing her awareness and interest toward the imaginative word of childhood. Her creative push brings her research toward new technologies and innovation. Her investigation drove her most recent attention toward the creation of art appbooks for children, till she became the founder and the creative engine of Lapisly.
CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER
GIACOMO DERIU
New Media Artist, expert in 3D art and animation and interactive design, Giacomo has a pivotal role in the team, liaising between illustrators, animators and developers to guarantee the maximum artistic value and technical quality of appbook design.
DEVELOPMENT PARTNER
HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT
NICOLA DE BELLO
With his 20-year experience in Software development and generally in IT, Nicola is one of the founders of Ware’s Me, mobile development company partner of Lapisly. When not coding or experimenting with tech platforms, Nicola is also a musician and collaborates with Guido Rigatti.
IOS DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
ALESSANDRO MAROSO
Expert software engineer, Alessandro is specialized in mobile platform softwares. In particular, his latest focused has been on IOS development. He is passionate about technology and artificial intelligence modelling and in his spare time he plays the bass guitar.
MUSICIAN
GUIDO RIGATTI
Guido is a musician, composer and music teacher, who is passionate about creating and teaching music for children and with children, applying the Gordon music learning theory. Guido is an eclectic artist and performer, and also a geologist and keen traveler who lived in Namibia for 10 years, among several other places on the globe.
EXTENDED TEAM AND PARTNERS
ILLUSTRATOR
LIZA SCHIAVI
Liza started her artistic journey studying sculpture at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera. She then specialized in illustration with mentors such as Arcadio Lobato, Józef Wilkoń e Svjetlan Junakovic. She is now alternating her artistic work as illustrator with her didactic experience as teacher of illustration and drawing and her activity as manager of education and didactic programs for museums.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND ANIMATOR
LIENE RUBANE
Liene is a creative professional working in visual communication with focus on editorial and digital graphic design and motion. She expands her skills into art projects and continues to research contemporary society interaction with visual world.
PHOTO EDITOR AND ART HISTORIAN
ILARIA TUCI
Art historian and contemporary art expert, Ilaria studied in Bologna and then moved to Barcelona to work for the Fundació Suñol and for the MACBA (Museum of Contemporary Art). She is currently specializing in Art Didactic at the Università of Pisa and her research is focused on art books for children and their evolution from traditional static print products to the new possibilities offered by the latest technologies.
MUSICIAN AND SOUND DESIGNER
MARCELLO BATELLI
Marcello is a musician, composer and sound designer. A self-taught singer, drums and guitar player, he is member of two bands with a background of several records and tours in Italy and abroad and he is also working as audio and sound expert for a dance and theatre group. Marcello studied philosophy and collaborates regularly with the Philosophy and Theories of Science Department of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
EDITOR CONSULTANT
SARA DERIU
Librarian, writer with pedagogical background, Sara raised, studied and live in Bologna. She has been a long time freelance collaborator of LIBER, an Italian magazine focused on children and young adult books.
VIDEO DIRECTOR
OSCAR CRIADO CHAVES
Oscar holds an audiovisual degree in ITES. He is a senior editor and a multidisciplinary director taking care of project design and execution.
VIDEOPAGE
VIDEO PRODUCTION
VideoPage is a video production house, specialized in creating videos and multimedia content, spanning from creative scripting to shooting and editing and post-production, from 3D animation to short films and documentaries.
GRAPHIC & WEB DESIGNER
LUCIANA ABBRUZZESE
Starting her research in graphic design in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Luciana has developed a passion and curiosity for digital media and web design. She has worked as graphic designer for several years in magazines and Art books in Buenos Aires until she decided to move to Barcelona where she currently works in graphics, media, branding & communication.
PHOTOGRAPHER
FABIO FRANCESCO CHIONNA
Fabio Francesco has been working for several years in design and photography with a particular focus on the fashion industry. His interest for visual creativity and communication brings him to expand his research toward different art projects.
MIMASTER
ILLUSTRAZIONE
Mimaster Illustrazione is an illustration school known for its annual master course, with workshops held by international artists and events with publishing houses and art directors from all over Europe. Mimaster is presented by OPPI, qualified by MIUR (Ministery of Education, University and Research).
MEDIASMART
PROGRAMMATIC MOBILE ADVERTISING
Mediasmart is a programmatic mobile advertising Demand Side Platform (DSP) focused on optimizing the media buying process for advertising campaigns. It offers a unique proprietary technology connected to more than 26 Ad Exchanges in Real- Time bidding, and it allows to target campaigns to specific audiences, segmented based on behavioural, geographical, demographical data; therefore reaching optimal cost-efficiency for mobile advertising campaigns.