To celebrate the incredible talent within the Dazed Club community, we’re spotlighting a selection of Milan-based Dazed Club creatives in the summer 2026 issue of Dazed.

From DJs to designers, and visual artists to photographers, our global community of creatives spans a wide range of disciplines. Discover more below, and download the Dazed Club app for your chance to be featured and connect with other creatives in your city.

BB PEACHFUZZ, VISUAL ARTIST

Bbpeachfuzz is the project of Peruvian artist and musician Catterina Raffo, born and raised in Lima and currently based in Milan. Working across sound, moving image and installation, her practice embraces excess, sentimentality and pop-cultural overload. Drawing from the visual density of Latin American urban life, she constructs fictionalised narratives around love, heartbreak, desire, self-mythology and emotional transformation.

As Bbpeachfuzz, she translates this maximalist sensibility into music, blending hazy ambient textures, fragmented club rhythms and diaristic songwriting into immersive sonic collages. Her resists polished minimalism, instead finding beauty in the messy and the unresolved.

What’s your favourite thing in your bag?

Bbpeachfuzz: I am very practical, so besides my keys, since I hate being locked out, probably my cellphone charger to be able to doom scroll.

What’s the best thing to do in Milan?

Bbpeachfuzz: Go have some beers at the Peruvian bodegas in the Portello Quartiere.

FRANCESCO FAVA, BEAUTY CREATIVE

Francesco Fava is an Italian art director, make-up artist and product developer based between Milan and Paris. Working at the intersection of fashion and beauty, his practice explores conceptual glamour and the role of beauty in an era shaped by digital media, nostalgia, and the constant circulation of images. 

Through makeup, writing, and visual storytelling, Francesco examines glamour as both an aesthetic language and a tool for self-construction, creating narratives in which beauty becomes a form of contemporary magic.

Living in Manchester during his formative years, where he was inspired by the city’s music subcultures, he became interested in the power of fashion and make-up as signifiers of identity. When he moved to Milan for university, he found the perfect playground to experiment and refine his vision.

What’s your favourite thing in your bag?

Francesco Fava: My glam-bag. As my friend group's designated beauty expert, it is my duty to carry an entire cosmetics counter worth of makeup and fragrance with me at all times. Whether it's for a beauty emergency, a spontaneous night out, or someone needing a quick touch-up, I like being prepared. It's basically a portable vanity.

Also, noise-cancelling headphones, it’s the only way I can cope with the metro during rush hour.

What’s the best thing to do in Milan?

Francesco Fava: My favourite party in Milan is Viperrr, my Friday night haunt. It's very queer, fashion-forward, and everyone treats getting dressed as part of the event. Planning the outfits and the makeup looks with friends is half the fun, and for me, getting ready is always the best part of a night out. The music is a mix of techno, hardcore, hyperpop, and gay-pop classics, so there's always plenty of variety. I've never had a boring night out there.

LAVINIA FUCILI, FASHION STYLIST

Lavinia is a fashion stylist and creative whose work moves between fashion and visual storytelling. She is interested in the tension between the polished and the personal, finding inspiration everywhere from internet rabbit holes to everyday encounters. Her approach is intuitive, curious and constantly evolving, and she observes obsessively—even the smallest details most people would overlook. Whether she’s working behind the scenes or developing creative concepts, she is always chasing ideas that feel unexpected and emotionally resonant.

What’s your favourite thing in your bag?

Lavinia Fucili: Headphones and a perfume. Headphones can turn a crowded metro, a long walk or a bad day into a music video, while fragrance becomes part of the story I tell about myself. I’ve always thought scent says a lot about you before you even speak and has a unique way of staying in people’s memories.

What’s the best thing to do in Milan?

Lavinia Fucili: Attending events, parties and social gatherings organized by Lost ID Collective, a community I’m part of. They create spaces for genuine connection, self-expression and creativity, something that, in my opinion, Milan has been missing for a while. The best version of the city is the one you discover through the people who make it feel alive.

LINA GISELLE, DJ & DIGITAL CREATIVE

Lina Giselle, aka Gs.elle, is an Afro-Colombian creative based in Milan whose work moves across music, fashion and digital culture. As a DJ, model and content creator, she draws from her Colombian heritage and her experience as an Afro-Latina living in Italy to explore identity, self-expression and community.

Influenced by Latin Club culture and sounds from the Global South, her work is closely tied to the people, places and scenes that have shaped her path, from Milan’s underground queer nightlife to the wider diasporic communities she feels connected to. 

What’s your favourite thing in your bag?

Lina Giselle: My lip balm for sure. You’ll never catch me with dry lips. I have one in almost every bag, just to be sure.

What’s the best thing to do in Milan?

Lina Giselle: Exploring Milan’s underground nightlife, especially queer and diasporic parties. That’s where I find the most exciting sounds and people. These scenes are often very small and face plenty of challenges, but they’re also the ones pushing Milan’s club culture forward.

MASON FRANCIS, PHOTOGRAPHER

Mason Francis is a British-born photographer and art director. Having swapped the dancefloors of Brighton and Bristol for Milan in 2020, he now creates content at the headquarters of Dsquared2. But after hours, Mason documents nightlife, illuminating the messy machinations behind Milan’s fashion scene and the faces that orbit through it.

From raves to runways to the smoking area, Mason is obsessed with exploring themes of cultural excess, hedonistic ritual and the collapse between high and low culture; what happens between the party ending and the Uber arriving, where glamour collides with the blocked toilet downstairs.

A former twink raised in an Essex seaside town, Mason’s life is propelled forward with the intensity of somebody running for the emergency exit. His continued presence in Milan is part of a wider pursuit of romanticised living in a world of diminishing returns.

What’s your favourite thing in your bag?

Mason Francis: That definitely has to be the ashes of my twinkhood that I’ve carried around in a small ceramic urn. After that, I’d probably say my camera’s SD card: It contains hot pictures of my friends and probably crime scene evidence also.

What’s the best thing to do in Milan?

Mason Francis: The best thing to do in Milan is going for aperitivo. The ones that start off civilized and end up depraved are usually when I take my best photos. Accidentally ordering a third dirty martini and smoking enough cigarettes to undermine my 10-step Korean skincare routine is all I really ask for. Current bar rotation: Atypique, Bolo Bolo, and Deus Café.

A close second would be wandering around the Cimitero Monumentale graveyard. I like to think this is me haunting the Milanese bourgeoisie and not the other way around.

MATTEO GALVANI, DIRECTOR & CREATIVE PRODUCER

Matteo Filippo Galvani is a freelance director and content creator based in Milan. He works across sport documentary, branded content, and commercials for clients including Red Bull, Adidas, Hublot, Netflix, MotoGP, and Olympics. His visual language sits between authorship and social media-style, fast-paced content where each millisecond counts and no time is wasted.

What’s your favourite thing in your bag?

Matteo Galvani: A guitar pick, 'cause you never know when you need to rock the place up.

What’s the best thing to do in Milan?

Matteo Galvani: To leave for the holidays (jokes aside, from Milan you can reach sea, mountains, lakes, countryside – everything you wish for just an hour and a half drive away).

RED LONGO, CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTIST

Red Longo is a multidisciplinary visual artist based in Milan. His practice intersects graffiti culture, painting, and fashion design. Through a bold, symbolic aesthetic, he explores the dialogue between individual identity and the urban landscape.

Known for his ability to translate raw street authenticity into high-end professional collaborations, Longo has established himself as a distinct voice in the contemporary creative scene. His work is a continuous investigation of the present, turning personal experience into a universal visual language that defies traditional boundaries.

What’s your favourite thing in your bag?

Red Longo: Spray cans, markers, and my sketchbook. They’re an extension of who I am.

What’s the best thing to do in Milan?

Red Longo: Milan is not a city to simply visit; it is a city to experience. To truly grasp its essence you must look beyond the surface and navigate its hidden layers. My approach is to immerse yourself in the studios of emerging creatives where research meets practice and abstract concepts transition into tangible projects. Simultaneously avoid the standard tourist paths and seek out independent exhibitions and off-site galleries as the most courageous work is consistently found within the city's unconventional circuits.

Finally, complement the experience by exploring the local culinary scene by bypassing the tourist traps and prioritising establishments that value substance over pretense. Ultimately the strategy is to embrace the chaos, observe the smallest details and allow the city to fuel your next creative breakthrough.

ROCHELLE PURA, GRAPHIC DESIGNER & CREATIVE

Rochelle Pura is a Milan based graphic designer and DJ with Filipino roots, shaping her own space within the city's creative underground. Her multidisciplinary practice combines experimental visuals with a deep interest in digital subcultures, internet nostalgia and contemporary visual language.

Behind the decks, her sets move between experimental electronic, post-club, digicore and hyperpop, exploring the intersections of internet culture, emotional club music and contemporary electronic sounds. Working across visual design and music, Rochelle explores how digital culture shapes collective memory and new forms of creative expression, while carving out an independent space with the local scene.

What’s your favourite thing in your bag?

Rochelle Pura: My eyebrow bleach kit, 100 per cent. It's such a specific thing to carry around but I’m obsessed with keeping my brows freshly bleached, so it’s always in my bag for emergency touch-ups. Then sunscreen because the Milan sun is no joke! And, of course, a pack of Winston Super Line cigarettes.

What’s the best thing to do in Milan?

Rochelle Pura: Honestly, now that it’s summer, the best thing to do is leave. But if I’m stuck here, it’s definitely aperitivo at Balay with the few friends left in town and romanticizing Milan when it finally slows down. And obviously, the food is one of the best things about the city. Sugo Milano is one of my favourite spots.

SHAÏNA GABALA, VISUAL ARTIST

Shaïna Gabala is an Ivorian photographer and art director based in Milan. Born in Côte d’Ivoire and raised across multiple countries, her work explores the construction of identity and belonging, as well as the connections that exist between people and places. Working between fashion, documentary photography, and visual storytelling, she is driven by a desire to tell stories that celebrate people's individualities while revealing the universal threads that connect us. Her practice is rooted in curiosity, using image-making as a way to better understand both ourselves and one another.

What’s your favourite thing in your bag?

Shaïna Gabala: This is going to sound ridiculous, but one of those mini bubble wands. I don’t smoke, but I will pull one out when I’m stressed or need a little bit of whimsy or dopamine.

What’s the best thing to do in Milan?

Shaïna Gabala: There’s so much art everywhere. From museums, to fashion, to architecture, and cinema. There’s also the Parco Sempione hang that lasts all day (perfect if you love people watching), or the aperitivos that can go on for four hours.

SOFIA MASIELLO, VISUAL ARTIST

Sofia is a visual artist working across the audiovisual realm, moving between photography, filmmaking, music videos, installation, and fashion. Her practice is rooted in audiovisual storytelling and expanded through digital tools used to construct fictional and sensory narrative worlds.

Initially shaped within structured digital and production environments, her work has gradually moved through a process of detachment from rigid systems and external frameworks. It is now increasingly grounded in nature, embracing more embodied, intuitive forms of creation and artistic research.

What’s your favourite thing in your bag?

Sofia Masiello: A little essential oil blend from a local herbalist. I use it whenever I need to feel safe, grounded and smell good, of course. At parties I pull it out and some people expect poppers, so it either disappoints or pleasantly surprises!

What’s the best thing to do in Milan?

Sofia Masiello: A divine late Saturday morning at ‘mercatino’, wandering slowly through the stalls, hunting for little treasures, then walking all the way to the food market for fresh fruit. No rush, just people watching, sunshine, and getting pleasantly lost in the city.