Massimo Pitis is the founder of Pitis e Associati, a design and consultancy studio based in Milan and Paris, working with clients such as CCA Montreal, FAI, Fabriano, Excelsior Milano, Skira, Esperia, Museo del Novecento, Triennale di Milano, Rizzoli, Romeo Sozzi, Flammarion, Condé Nast, Giorgio Armani, Bulgari. He’s currently art director of Wired Italia, which was awarded Best Magazine Re-design 2015 and Magazine of the Year 2016 by the SPD (Society of Pubblication Designers).
Prior to that, as a creative director at Landor Associates Italia, he specialized in brand identity and exhibition design, and curated Lettera, the graphic design section of Abitare magazine. In 2001 he was awarded the first prize for corporate identity by the Art Directors Club Italiano. In 2005 he was the curator of the exhibition and catalogue Pino Tovaglia – La regola che corregge l’emozione edited by Corraini. He’s a member of the TDC (Type Directors Club) and chaired BEDA (Bureau of European Design Associations) 2002-2006.