CTRLZAK Studio

CTRLZAK is a hybrid studio that integrates diverse disciplines and forms of expressions. 

Founded by artists and designers Katia Meneghini and Thanos Zakopoulos, the studio’s creations are based on extensive research into humanity’s cultural history and the natural world that surrounds us in order to create a meaningful future. 

Due to its’ interdisciplinary approach CTRLZAK specializes in art direction while creating artworks, objects and spaces but above all points of reflection where form follows meaning. Through the use of semiotic tools within the creative process the studio conceives projects and orchestrates situations that surpass common aesthetic values operating on a deeper cognitive level, aspiring to make people consider their actions and the planet that we live in. 

Thanos Zakopoulos is a creative naturalist whose thought-provoking research and art & design projects encourage audiences to reflect on their relationship with the environment. A keen observer of the natural world, he bridges art, science, and philosophy to challenge conventional human-centered perspectives. His work has been showcased in numerous exhibitions globally, and he has lectured extensively across Europe and China. In 2008, he co-founded CTRLZAK Studio in Milan with Katia Meneghini and continues to lead it as its creative director, shaping its distinctive and conceptually rich output. Further contributing to the dialogue, Thanos also shares his insights as a professor at NABA university, exploring the intricate connections between humanity and the rest of the natural world. 

Katia Meneghini is a creative consultant working on events and innovative realities with particular attention to sustainable development. She has always been interested in social and relational mechanisms and has collaborated in the past with the Pistoletto Foundation in Biella. She is passionate about tango, digital content creation and communication. In 2019 her love for vintage fashion led her to create, along with Virginia Tardella, Remira Market an alternative format of reuse, resell and conviviality.