Gabriella Marcella is a Glasgow-based designer.

Born from an affection for hands-on production, Marcella founded RISOTTO; one of the UK’s leading risograph print specialists; renowned for their expert services to the creative community. Over the past decade, RISOTTO has grown to deliver international workshops and events, as well as produce their very own stationery collections that celebrate the power of small-scale, as a sustainable alternative to mass-produced paper goods. These unique and joyful products are where their notorious house style can be seen at its fullest. Stockists include Liberty London, Selfridges, and Paperchase.

The studio embodies Marcella’s love of colour and appetite for making. It is packed full of tools and materials that facilitate her design practice outside RISOTTO, where intuitive play, and active research are at the heart of every project.

Marcella’s design portfolio spans public art commissions, fashion collaborations and exhibition design. She has been commissioned by brands such as Apple, Puma and Pinterest, to create super-graphics that utilise pattern, typography and of course, jam-packed colour.

Her self-directed practice began when in residence at the Jan Van Eyck Academie in the Netherlands; a post-academic institute for research and production. Inspired by Friedrich Froebel; inventor of the kindergarten, Marcella has been exploring how creativity can be supported by defining constraints of material, colour and form. In 2019 she opened one of V&A Dundee’s best loved exhibitions; Rules Of Play. The installation explored the principles of play; a theme that is celebrated through all her outputs

For commissions, projects, or to say hello, please email hi@gabriellamarcella.com