MANUEL CALIENDO IS A CONSULTING AGENCY DEDICATED TO FASHION AND CULTURE.
WE SOURCE YOUNG TALENTS TO CREATE CROSS-DISCIPLINARY PROJECTS AND SUPPORT BRANDS IN DEVELOPING UNIQUE NARRATIVES.
OUR APPROACH IS TO EMBRACE CULTURE AS A FOUNDATION FOR NEW FORMS OF CREATIVITY — A TOOL TO GATHER COMMUNITIES AND CREATE MEANING.
EACH PROJECT STARTS WITH METICULOUS RESEARCH AND TAKES SHAPE THROUGH AN OPEN DIALOGUE BETWEEN A BRAND AND A TALENT.
EACH STORY AIMS TO REINFORCE OUR CLIENT’S VISION AND BRAND IDENTITY.
WE VALUE PROJECTS THAT CONVEY IDEAS, JUXTAPOSE REFERENCES, AND CREATE DIALOGUES BETWEEN ATMOSPHERES AND DISCIPLINES - TO EVOKE EMOTIONS.

SERVICES
ART DIRECTION
CURATION
PRODUCT DESIGN
SET DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE
EDITORIAL AND VISUAL CONTENT CREATION

THE FOUNDER
WITH A BACKGROUND IN FINANCE, MANUEL CALIENDO BEGAN HIS CAREER IN THE LUXURY INDUSTRY, WORKING ALONGSIDE MAJOR BRANDS SUCH AS DELVAUX, GOYARD, AND RIMOWA.
SINCE 2021, HE HAS BEEN TEACHING FASHION IN THE “NEW LUXURY & ART DE VIVRE” MASTER’S PROGRAM AT SCIENCES PO PARIS.
HIS TASTE FOR CULTURE LED HIM TO DEVELOP PROJECTS FOCUSED ON ART AND THE HISTORY OF FASHION.
HE FOUNDED HIS AGENCY IN 2024 TO REPRESENT THE TALENTS SURROUNDING HIM AND TO OFFER BRANDS A GLOBAL SERVICE — COMBINING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE BUSINESS OF FASHION WITH CREATIVE VISION AND EXTENSIVE CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE.
HE LAUNCHED HIS ONLINE BOUTIQUE IN 2025, FEATURING A PERSONAL CURATION OF OBJECTS.