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The Human Dimension of Luxury - Eugenia Di Girolamo Leads Pininfarina of America Meet Eugenia Di Girolamo, an architect and urban planner appointed General Manager of Pininfarina (www.pininfarina.it) of America to guide the firm’s next chapter across the hemisphere. Founded in Turin in 1930, Pininfarina is a storied Italian design house celebrated for sculpting automotive icons like the Ferrari Testarossa before translating its vision into luxury architecture and industrial design. Her leadership is defined by a civic perspective shaped in public service, including senior tenures with the New York City Department of City Planning and as Chief Urban Designer for Denver. Rather than viewing design through isolated objects, she evaluates projects by how they connect with the wider urban fabric, ensuring that form directly enriches everyday human experience. That holistic approach is already leaving an imprint on South Florida. Through residential landmarks like Fort Lauderdale's Andare Residences and Collection Sei in South Florida, Pininfarina of America pairs Italian design heritage with regional context. Working closely with creative leaders Paolo Trevisan and Samuele Sordi, Di Girolamo is expanding this cross-disciplinary vision beyond conventional architecture, exploring compact living with Airstream and advancing resilient solutions for coastal environments. Raised along the Mediterranean, Di Girolamo developed an early affinity for waterfront cities and the spontaneous encounters fostered by historic porticoes during her student years in Bologna. Outside of professional commitments, she favors open-ended exploration over rigid itineraries. She is just as likely to spend an afternoon at a sidewalk café observing the street's natural rhythm as she is to scout independent art spaces in Miami's Little River. In this exclusive interview with Miami Living, Di Girolamo discusses what it takes to remain nimble in leadership and why genuine luxury is defined by emotional resonance rather than square footage. She also reflects on the civic duty of architecture, detailing how Pininfarina continues to craft spaces that honor both their Italian lineage and the communities they call home.