Alessio Castellani

“Besides his talent to create life and new stories by his character designs and illustrations, with dedication and care; Alessio is such a wonderful, humorous and committed person. It was fun starting our Efteling adventure together, creating new stories and brands. But most of all, sharing an office created a warm and lasting friendship. I would recommend a Castellani to everyone. ”

“Alessio is not just a great designer, he is a magician. We worked together for several years and realized diverse complex projects. Allesio can bring story's to life. His imaginative power can transfer emotions to a target audience. He has an excellent taste level and can add fun and lightness to content. You name it, he can visualize it.”

“Alessio Castellani is een gedreven Illustrator en Ontwerper die zich kenmerkt door zijn vakmanschap, passie en eigen stijl. Hij werkte in die hoedanigheid jarenlang voor Attractiepark De Efteling, waar hij met verve en succes bijdroeg aan de totstandkoming en visualisatie van diverse characters, sprookjes en attractie-decors. Alesssio heeft als geen ander focus op, en liefde voor zijn werk. Hij streeft steeds naar een hoge mate van perfectie en levert zijn werk pas af als hij er voor honderd procent achter kan staan. Daarnaast ken ik hem als een zeer aimabel, bescheiden mens en een prettige, coöperatieve collega. Karel Willemen Senior Ontwerper Efteling”

“Alessio is a senior skilled character designer, who build up an impressive portfolio over the last couple of years. His designs - mostly with a touch of whimsical humor - ended up in books, merchandise and even came to life in attractions at the Dutch amusement park Efteling. A beautiful achievement. Hard working, kind, focused, dedicated and a good sense of humor are the words that would describe Alessio in my opinion the best. He’s a blessing to work with.”

“Working with Alessio was a real pleasure. His illustrations, for a wide variaty of (childrens) brands and books, are wonderful. Besides his spot on and perfect details, it was was always with a touch of humor.”

“I really enjoyed working with Alessio on joint projects @efteling! He does not only bring stories alive through his (beautiful & detailed) drawings and paintings, he truly co-created the stories with me. I liked working with Alessio because his loyalty, kindness and his inexhaustible source of creativity. I'd like to call him "the new Anton Pieck.”

“Alessio is the most talented character designer/illustrator who I have ever worked with! He has a great sense of imagination and storytelling and his works is distinguished by the unique eye for detail. His work has an international appeal and he can work quite multi disciplinary. From fairytale book to an interactive game and from a 3D animation serie to a tangible themed ride. Together we create a lot of successful and joyful unique content for kids! ”

“As publisher/project manager I had the privilege to work with Alessio for several years. We managed to publish 3 beautiful books together. Alessio will give you more than 100% dedication and detailed precision in amazing illustrations and characters!! He knows exactly what he wants and within his ideas always finds a way to adapt to comments from sales or marketing departments. Last but not least we shared a desk opposite of each other and I couldn't have asked for a better colleague. Alessio is a very friendly, interested, and charming guy and great fun to work with. Not even mentioning his excellent expression in Dutch and English, while being born and raised in Italy. ”

“I worked with Alessio at the design department of Efteling. He has a very good eye for detail and can make the most beautiful illustrations and designs. I learned a lot from him and I still find his work very inspiring. ”

“Alessio is great to work with and has a lot of expertise in creating beautiful illustrations and designs. Those skills are of great importance for our themingprojects and therefor he is a real asset to the team. Converting his illustrations into tangible objects is always inspiring because of the beautiful details and the clear indications that already emerge in his work. He really creates the magic during the design process before the realization of the real magic. He consistently demonstrates a solid work ethic and an enthusiastic dedication to get the most out of the designs.”

“I had the pleasure to work with Alessio at the design department of Efteling themepark in 2015. At his hands, I’ve seen many stories translated into beautiful artwork. I was always amazed by the variety of styles and techniques he worked with and by the manner in which he did research to add details to illustrations that would truly bring it to life. I’ve always enjoyed working with Alessio because of the way he gives feedback and inspires others with his knowledge. I’ll never forget how he’d bring me stacks and stacks of reference artbooks to help me out with certain challenges.”