10 Questions With… Arianna Lelli Mami and Chiara Di Pinto January 11, 2021 “Our shared experience contributes to create this synchronicity that is expressed through the dialectics,” say Arianna Lelli Mami and Chiara Di Pinto, who are at the helm of their Milan-based studio Studiopepe since 2006. “Being in discordance is also a creative process, which means exchanging different point of views, […] perceptions and ideas.” From an early age, Lelli Mami and Di Pinto (shown at left; portrait photography by Andrea Ferrari) have both been fascinated by colors and shapes. The duo met while studying at Politecnico di Milano—the largest technical university in Italy—and soon realized they shared the same vision, which led to a partnership “based on creativity and curiosity,” according to Di Pinto. “We know each other since many years and we have a kind of shared ‘alphabet’ of inspirations that is very useful," she adds.