About us

A team that brings together strategy, engineering and on-site delivery

the usual neXt works where a dome is not just scenery: it has to become a buyable, manageable project that fits the context.

11 Key people
5 Founding partners
1 Shared vision
Installazione reale di una cupola geodetica
Installazione reale
Backstage di produzione e allestimento
Produzione e delivery
Cupola in contesto education
Education e divulgazione

About us

From concept to delivery, without changing team halfway through

A simple intuition: use the virtual to bring value, confidence, and presence back into real life.

Installazione reale di una cupola the usual neXt
Installazione sul campo

the usual neXt was created to bring together what immersive projects often split too early: structure, content, client relationship and operational delivery.

That is why our work starts with a simple question: what really needs to happen, for whom and in which context? Only after that do we choose the dome, the format and the level of service.

The result is not a scattered ecosystem of pages or isolated products, but an offer that real buyers can read and approve across budgets, venues, timelines and responsibilities.

Leadership

Who keeps vision and execution together

A multidisciplinary team combining direction, technology, diplomacy, and installation to turn complex visions into real experiences.

Dario Riccio

Dario Riccio

CEO & Co-founder

Leads commercial and project direction, with a focus on offer positioning, concept development and relationships with partners and clients.

John Kapine Kodo

John Kapine Kodo

President & Co-founder

Supports business development, institutional relations and partnership building when projects involve multiple stakeholders.

Igor Di Paolo

Igor Di Paolo

IT Director

Coordinates the software layer and digital workflows needed for content, control systems and operating infrastructure.

Edoardo Guarnieri

Edoardo Guarnieri

Technical Director

Oversees feasibility, structure, installation and technical reliability from pre-production through on-site delivery.

David Lombardozzi

David Lombardozzi

Glamping Lead

Handles every detail of the glamping experiences, from the location to premium services.

Delivery

The capabilities that enter production

Michela Sette

Michela Sette

Art Director

Turns objectives and context into an experiential form that is clear, readable and coherent.

Omar Marzella

Omar Marzella

Commercial Lead

Handles opportunity development, brief discovery and the path from first conversation to quotation.

Serena Maltagliati

Serena Maltagliati

Narrative Designer

Works on narrative structure, audience experience and continuity across the immersive story.

Ruwan Sampath

Ruwan Sampath

Unreal & AI Development

Supports content pipelines and real-time components when the project requires them.

Udara Sampath

Udara Sampath

Full-stack Development

Builds the digital tools, integrations and support workflows behind production.

Michele Pelosio

Michele Pelosio

Cinema Lead

Brings curation and audience-programming expertise to formats with a strong audiovisual component.

Backstage e attivazione del team

Join the project

Need a partner that can stay inside both concept and delivery?

We can look at the project together, define the right perimeter and decide whether you need an initial conversation or a quotation that is already structured.