Monika Unger
An international background. A multicultural vision.
Brought up in a challenging cultural and political environment in Warsaw, Monika moves to Brussels where she graduates in architecture at “La Cambre”, the post Bauhaus school founded by Henry Van De Velde.
A master in Environmental design from MIT (Cambridge, Massachusetts) and an extended professional experience contribute to a passionate approach and interest for architecture, art and communication.
She moves to Italy where, after an architecture stage with Giancarlo De Carlo, she joins the Corporate Image department of Olivetti in Milan.
In 1994 she founds Creative Communications.
A passion for modernist furniture, she collects XX Century Design pieces from Scandinavia and Brazil.
She pursues her career as an architect and art director for private and commercial projects.
In 2010, she founds Be Modern, a XX Century Design Gallery.
Monika curates several design exhibitions such as “Brazilian Modern” and “Young Creative Poland” during the Milan Design week.
She lives is Milan but when possible she spends time at her Ligurian country retreat.