Emanuela Frattini Magnusson is a Milan-born architect and designer based in New York. From 2017-2020 she has worked as Design Director at Related Hudson Yards, the largest private development in the US. Prior to that, from 2013 to 2017 she has held the position of Global Head of Design at Bloomberg LP, where she has worked at the intersection of design and planning to create an expression of the corporate culture that matches the mission of the company at an international scope. She is the founder and principal of EFM Design, a multidisciplinary practice established in 1991. Throughout her career, she has created award-winning, top-selling products for leading manufacturers, including her Propeller Tables for Knoll, and a collection of accessories sold exclusively through the Museum of Modern Art. Emanuela has also served as a visiting faculty member at Parsons School of Design and at Yale University School of Architecture. Her architectural and design work has been widely published in the United States and Europe. A graduate in architecture from the Milan Politecnico, she also holds an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. She is LEED accredited and a registered architect in NY State.