Legal notes
Who runs this site, who owns its texts and images, and the rules for using them.
Last updated: 10 November 2026
The site
- Owner
- Samuele Napolano
- Based in
- Florence (FI), Italy
- Contact
- [email protected] · +39 329 742 8095
- Nature of the site
- Personal portfolio. The site sells no products or services and carries no advertising.
Rights to texts, drawings and images
The texts, sketches, technical drawings, illustrations, renders, photographs and videos on this site are creative works protected by Italian copyright law (Law 633/1941). Unless stated otherwise, they belong to Samuele Napolano. They may not be copied, altered or published elsewhere, in whole or in part, without my written permission. For permission requests, including for articles and publications, write to [email protected].
Academic projects and co-authors
The projects shown were developed during my studies at ISIA Firenze and IED Firenze, unless stated otherwise.
- Glide MK1: project developed with Davide Garfì, for the Mobility design course.
- Nocturne: project for the Integrated & digital product engineering course, professor Simone Paternich.
- Nomad Shift: project exhibited at RUDE Amiata Rural Design 2026.
- Vòltia & Rotonda and Carretto & Barattolone: concepts developed on briefs set by Sofable by Mantellassi and by Sammontana for the Product design course. They are study proposals, not products sold by these companies.
- Mercedes commercial: commercial and brochure made as a study project. It is not an official production or a work commissioned by Mercedes-Benz. The car's 3D model is by JeanYan 3D (YouTube channel) and belongs to its author. The soundtrack and some scenes come from an official Mercedes-AMG commercial published on YouTube: the rights belong to Mercedes-Benz and their respective owners, and they are used here for study, non-commercial purposes only.
- Nami: the images of the starting pressure washer show a product on the market, used as the basis for the reverse-engineering exercise. The photos of the original product are promotional images taken from online sales listings and belong to their respective owners.
Trademarks
Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG, Sofable, Mantellassi, Sammontana, Barattolino and the other names and trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. They are cited only to describe the projects and do not imply any collaboration, sponsorship or endorsement on their part, unless stated.
Third-party fonts and software
The site uses the Archivo and Space Grotesk typefaces (SIL Open Font License) and the GSAP (GreenSock standard license) and Lenis (MIT license) libraries, all hosted on the site's own server.
Liability
The information on this site is descriptive. Renders and project views show design ideas and may differ from the prototypes or products made. I am not responsible for the content of external sites reached through links.
Privacy
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