About

Hello! My name is Flavio Melchiorre (aka IDRO51) I’m an Award-Winning Designer and Multi-Disciplinary Artist based in Italy with a Bachelor's Degree in Graphic. I’m also a self taught Painter and Muralist Artist since'93. Over the last fiftheen years i worked remotly as a Freelance consultant in Creative Direction and Product Design on a wide range of projects for Brands such as: Absolut, Adidas Originals, Citroën, Citizen Records, Commons&Sense, Engie, F.C.Panini, Fendi, Fieldcandy, Forgotten, Four23, Foot Locker, Future Publishing, Grove, Liquitex, Modify, Oilily, Oxibis, Pantone Universe, PepsiCo and more.

Awards+Recognitions:

• CITROËN Créative Awards - 1st Prize (2010)
• OILILY Creative Studio Challenge - 1st Prize (2008)

• TASCHEN Illustration Now! vol.3 - Publication (2009)
• ADIDAS Celebrate Originality italy - Finalist - (2009)

Exhibitions + Live Paintings:
• Jan/Mar 2024 - Solo Show Exhibition "Transition" - Cosimetti (Pescara - Italy)
• Sept 2020 - Collective Exhibition "Street Money" - Galerie Sakura (Paris - France)
• Aug 2018 - Caos Fluido, Solo Show at The Urban Box (Pescara - italy)
• Jul 2018 - Live Painting at Bababoom Festival x Greenbear (Fermo - italy)
• Mar 2018 - Live Painting at Spannabis x Greenbear (Barcelona - Spain)
• Nov 2017 - AbsolutSymposium - Club2Club / Absolut x Forgotten Project (Torino - Italy)
• June 2016 - Skateboards Confluences: Collective, Galleria Seno (Milano - Italy)
• March 2015: Live performance x Pantone® Colorwear at Le Bone Marché (Paris, FR)
• Jan 2015: Live performance x Pantone® Colorwear - Pitti Uomo 87 (Firenze, IT)
• December 2014: ArtBasel Miami / Pantone® Colorwear - Exhibition at Lulu Laboratorium.
• October 2013: The Squint Show (group exhibition) hosted by JWT London (UK)
• 11/11/2011: Segno (group exhibition) - Mezzomagazine, Francavilla al Mare (IT)
• September/ October 2010: Candy World (group exhibition) - Artefatto2010, Trieste (IT)
• 5/16 July 2010: Spot The Tiger (group exhibition) - Dreamspace Gallery, London (GB)
• April/June 2010: Tips'n Trips (solo exhibition) - La Cantina di Jozz - Pescara (IT)
• September 2008: MocaVirtual Museum (online gallery) - Brooklyn, NY (USA)
• August 2007: Segni Particolari (solo exhibition) - Caffè 76, Pescara (IT)
• December 2005: Lineamente (group exhibition) - Allegriso, Pescara (IT)

Publications+Interviews:

• Liquid shapes and retro-Futuristic - editorial by Abduzeedo (2023)
• NFTs DigitalTrends by KnownOrigin+Mocda - featured (2021)
• DesignersAgainstCoronavirus - book (2020)
• iSupportStreetArt - blog interview - (2018)
• CommunicationsArt / Art that trascends: the colorful history of psychedelic art. (2017)
• IDN / International Design Network (HK) Interview + Review - IdN v22n5 (2016)
• Phosphor Art (UK) - Interview Q&A - 11/2015
• Pantone® - Special ArtBasel on the Official Blog - 12/2014
• Saketekilla - An Hypnotic Universe Of Colours (Exclusive Interview) - 03/2014
• ThePill Magazine (issue 10) - 05/2013 - cover+interview
• Visual Arabia (YearBook) - 03/2013 -editorial illustration featured
• Illustration Served - 12/2012 - editorial illustration featured
• Commons&Sense / issue43 - 2012 -double page illustration
• Revista Babel / issue14 - 2012 -cover+showcase
• Lamono magazine - 2012 - online review
• Glossom Blog - 2012 -Featured Artists #25
• Beware magazine - 2012 -online review
• Makemehappytoday / Illustration calling - 2011
• The Artfuls - 2011 - online interview
• TASCHEN - Publication / Diary+Calendar - 2011
• NexExit / issue n°90 October 2011 -cover+interview+showcase
• The Creators Project / 2011 -online review
• ComputerArts n°193 (UK) 2011 - tutorial / review
• Staf Magazine / 2011 - online interview/showcase
• Ganzo "Dishing up visionary Italian style" / 2011
• FRESH "Cutting Edge Illustrations" / 2011- publication
• WeAr Global Magazine n°27/ 2011- product review
• Grazia.it (IT - Mondadori Editore) 2011 - online interview
• ComputerArts n°186 (UK) 2011- publication/exposure
• Novum Plus 3/11 - Illustration Issue - 2011- publication editorial
• TASCHEN 2011 Diary+Calendar - 2010 - Publication
• Victionary "Graphics Alive 2 - 2010 -Publication
• DigitalArts Magazine (UK) review+interview - 2010
• Citroën Creative Awards - Video Interview + Editorial - 2010 (France)
• Art Nouveau Magazine - 2010 - Interview (september)
• Pattern Pulp - 2010 - online interview (june)
• Ipsepixel - 2010 - online interview (may)
• Waitmag - 2010 - online interview (march)
• Mezzomagazine - 2010 - Interviewed in issue n°7 (february)
• DigitalArts Magazine - 2009 - Showcase (october)
• TASCHEN Illustration Now! 3 - 2009 - Publication - illustrators from 30 countries
• BRAINTWISTING - Around the web - Showcase - 2008
• SEMIPERMANENT (Australia)Publication Showcase - 2008
• NEW MEDIA DESIGN 2008 - Publication contemporary artbook - Sometti Editore
• FEFE’ PROJECT 2007 - Publication Magazine - IED Rome - Italy
• UTILITA’ MANIFESTA 2007 - Cover artwork for Etic project - Italy
• FRATTURA SCOMPOSTA 2006 - Publication artmagazine - Italy

Featured in: Abduzeedo, Adidas Celebrate Originality, Art Nouveau Magazine, Art Somewhere, Beautiful/Decay, Braintwisting, Citroën Creative Awards, Changethethought, ComputerArts, Creative Crossing, CreativeReview, Designaside, Design in Europe, DesignCollector, Design Milk, Designradar, DesignYouTrust, Digitalarts Magazine, Diskursdisko, Escape into Life, Enquire, Existingvisual, Etoday, Faesthetic, Fashionunited, Fatti di China, Fefeproject, Fratturascomposta, Frizzifrizzi, Fubiz, Ganzo, Geekiz, GizMag, Grove, IdN Magazine, IPaintMyMind, Ipse Pixel, Lamono, Lost at E Minor, MagFolio, Mezzomagazine, Moloko+ Magazine, New Media Design, Oilily, Partfaliaz, Pattern Pulp, Petiscos, Semipermanent, Sneakhype, Sodium Magazine, Spot the Tiger, Staf Magazine, Swatch MTV Playground, Sweet Station, Taschen, Think BigChief, The Department, ThePill Magazine, ThePosterCauseProject, TutorArt, Utilitá Manifesta, Vice Magazine, Visual Arabia, VizioMag, WaitMag, Worldsofartwork, Zeutch and much more.

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