Meet the people behind the brigade.
Marco Moretti was born and raised in Italy. He studied Applied Arts at the Art Institute in Sassari (I) and Architecture at the University of Florence, where he studied until 1987.
In 1986 he founded the collaborative art group Frazione di Tempo, whose goal was to pursue experimentation through media and communication. The group created installations and performances for venues such as the Grand Palais in Paris, the Duchamp Gallery in Cagliari (I), the Museum of Contemporary Art USF in Tampa (FL), and later organized several artist events at Frazione di Tempo's loft in NY.
Marco was also a co-founder of the Titanic Anatomy Studios in Tampa, which with their massive space hosted a number of artist events and became the studio home to FDT (1990-94) as well as to several other local artists. During these years Frazione di Tempo's work evolved more and more towards design. With the purchase of their first Mac, Marco once again led the group on a new path into the digital world. Soon after, Frazione di Tempo moved to New York and the FDT Design studio was born.
Since then under his Creative Direction, FDT Design-Communication Architects has developed corporate identities, print campaigns, and web sites for many notable clients. In recent years Marco also extended himself outside FDTdesign acting as Art Director for NY Design studio SME Power Brand and as Creative Director for Neokom.
Marco's life ambition is fueled by a strong sense of social consciousness and a devout appreciation for culture and aesthetics.
Brigata Italia is his latest project developed as an incubator to experiment ideas and promote dialogue about design.
Katherine Hill grew up in New England where the picturesque landscape inspired creativity and a desire for an urban life. She studied Fashion Design and Merchandising at Fisher Collage in Boston receiving an AA. She continued her education in Fine Arts at the University of South Florida, Tampa, earning her BA. She also spent a year at the Students Art College International, Florence, Italy.
While in Florence she met Marco Moretti and joined the conceptual collaborative art group Frazione di Tempo. Katherine utilized her fabricating skills in the creation of large-scale installations and initiated collaborations with artisans and everyday people. 1990-92 she was the Director of the Center Gallery, USF. She co-found the "Titanic Anatomy" artists studios and the "Project Room", which with their massive space organized and hosted a number of artist events.
Katherine is the studio manager for FDTdesign, communication architects overseeing the realization of projects and the handling of clients.
Her latest and most prideful accomplishment (although Marco deserves half the credit) is the creation of FDT3, Lorenzo Hill Moretti, who arrived with the new millennium.
Anna Arbuckle has an MFA from the New Media Fine Arts Program of the School of Visual Arts in Leipzig, Germany.
Anna was a member from 1995-96, of 4:2:0, an artist group that provides live video mixing and video installations at clubs & events. In 1996, she co-founded Countour.net, a net radio station dedicated to electronic music & culture, which was broadcast live 4 times a week. Anna has worked with the artist group Ramon Haze at the Hybrid Workspace at Documenta X and with the widely-traveled Vinyl Video adventure. Additionally, Anna has collaborated with artists Julia Scher and Jenny Maketou and was a visiting artist at MIT.
Until September 2001, Anna has been the art director at Neokom, Inc. in New York City and is now a happy member of FDTdesign.