{"id":16139,"date":"2020-01-12T20:40:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-12T19:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cristianbarbarino.com\/?page_id=16139"},"modified":"2026-08-07T16:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T14:42:10","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sirioos.design\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div      class=\"vc_row wpb_row section vc_row-fluid  vc_custom_1707719030066 grid_section full_screen_section\" style=' padding-top:50px; text-align:left;'><div class=\"section_inner clearfix\"><div class='section_inner_margin clearfix'><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\t<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"  style=\"height: 50px\" ><span\n\t\t\tclass=\"vc_empty_space_inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"empty_space_image\"  ><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h1>Built on 25 years of European precision.<\/h1>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \t<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"  style=\"height: 50px\" ><span\n\t\t\tclass=\"vc_empty_space_inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"empty_space_image\"  ><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Sirioos Design is a boutique studio based in St. Petersburg, Florida.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We build premium identities for established businesses, ambitious founders, and high-end ventures that want to lead their market. European design precision. American scale.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \t<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"  style=\"height: 100px\" ><span\n\t\t\tclass=\"vc_empty_space_inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"empty_space_image\"  ><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_video_widget wpb_content_element vc_clearfix   vc_video-aspect-ratio-169 vc_video-el-width-100 vc_video-align-left\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 The Long Way Home, the film. Cristian Barbarino, Italian brand strategist and creative director.\" width=\"1060\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PjbFlWnCmWU?start=2&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"  style=\"height: 100px\" ><span\n\t\t\tclass=\"vc_empty_space_inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"empty_space_image\"  ><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div      class=\"vc_row wpb_row section vc_row-fluid  vc_custom_1779395606426 grid_section full_screen_section\" style=' text-align:left;'><div class=\"section_inner clearfix\"><div class='section_inner_margin clearfix'><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-&#091;1.7&#093;\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Led by <a href=\"https:\/\/crisbarbarino.com\/identity-strategist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Cris Barbarino<\/em><\/a>, an Italian designer who took the long way around the world.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-&#091;1.7&#093;\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Italy, Portugal, Singapore, Bali, Florida. Each stop added something. Each place asked something back. After 25 years building brands across three continents, the U.S. government recognized this work with an O-1 Visa for extraordinary ability in branding and coaching.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-&#091;1.7&#093;\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Sirioos Design is the result of that journey.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div      class=\"vc_row wpb_row section vc_row-fluid  vc_custom_1779395606426 grid_section full_screen_section\" style=' text-align:left;'><div class=\"section_inner clearfix\"><div class='section_inner_margin clearfix'><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\t<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"  style=\"height: 100px\" ><span\n\t\t\tclass=\"vc_empty_space_inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"empty_space_image\"  ><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-&#091;1.7&#093;\" style=\"text-align: center;\">HOW WE WORK<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div      class=\"vc_row wpb_row section vc_row-fluid  vc_custom_1779334478971 grid_section\" style=' text-align:center;'><div class=\"section_inner clearfix\"><div class='section_inner_margin clearfix'><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\t<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"  style=\"height: 50px\" ><span\n\t\t\tclass=\"vc_empty_space_inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"empty_space_image\"  ><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"qode-accordion-holder clearfix qode-toggle qode-initial\">\n\t<h4 class=\"clearfix qode-title-holder\">\n<span class=\"qode-tab-title\">\n\t    <span class=\"qode-tab-title-inner\">\n        Strategy first    <\/span>\n<\/span>\n<span class=\"qode-accordion-mark\">\n    <span class=\"qode-accordion-mark-icon\">\n        <span class=\"icon_plus\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"icon_minus-06\"><\/span>\n    <\/span>\n<\/span>\n<\/h4>\n<div  class=\"qode-accordion-content\" >\n    <div class=\"qode-accordion-content-inner\">\n        \n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"copy-block\">\n<div class=\"copy-text\" style=\"text-align: left;\">No design without direction. Every project starts with a positioning audit.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>     <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\t<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"  style=\"height: 50px\" ><span\n\t\t\tclass=\"vc_empty_space_inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"empty_space_image\"  ><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"qode-accordion-holder clearfix qode-toggle qode-initial\">\n\t<h4 class=\"clearfix qode-title-holder\">\n<span class=\"qode-tab-title\">\n\t    <span class=\"qode-tab-title-inner\">\n        European standard    <\/span>\n<\/span>\n<span class=\"qode-accordion-mark\">\n    <span class=\"qode-accordion-mark-icon\">\n        <span class=\"icon_plus\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"icon_minus-06\"><\/span>\n    <\/span>\n<\/span>\n<\/h4>\n<div  class=\"qode-accordion-content\" >\n    <div class=\"qode-accordion-content-inner\">\n        \n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"copy-block\">\n<div class=\"copy-text\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div class=\"wf-block\">\n<div class=\"wf-block-p\">Italian design culture means rigor, detail, and a refusal to settle for &#8220;good enough&#8221;.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>     <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\t<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"  style=\"height: 50px\" ><span\n\t\t\tclass=\"vc_empty_space_inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"empty_space_image\"  ><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"qode-accordion-holder clearfix qode-toggle qode-initial\">\n\t<h4 class=\"clearfix qode-title-holder\">\n<span class=\"qode-tab-title\">\n\t    <span class=\"qode-tab-title-inner\">\n        Built to last    <\/span>\n<\/span>\n<span class=\"qode-accordion-mark\">\n    <span class=\"qode-accordion-mark-icon\">\n        <span class=\"icon_plus\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"icon_minus-06\"><\/span>\n    <\/span>\n<\/span>\n<\/h4>\n<div  class=\"qode-accordion-content\" >\n    <div class=\"qode-accordion-content-inner\">\n        \n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"copy-block\">\n<div class=\"copy-text\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div id=\"vis-container\">\n<div id=\"tab-about\" class=\"tab active\">\n<div class=\"sec\">\n<div class=\"wf\">\n<div class=\"wf-body\">\n<div class=\"wf-grid3\">\n<div class=\"wf-block\">\n<div class=\"wf-block-p\">We don&#8217;t follow trends. We build identities that are still relevant in 10 years.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>     <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div      class=\"vc_row wpb_row section vc_row-fluid  vc_custom_1779396087742\" style=' text-align:left;'><div class=\"full_section_inner clearfix\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\t<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"  style=\"height: 100px\" ><span\n\t\t\tclass=\"vc_empty_space_inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"empty_space_image\"  ><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div      class=\"vc_row wpb_row section vc_row-fluid  vc_custom_1779396082026\" style=' text-align:left;'><div class=\"full_section_inner clearfix\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">READY TO BUILD AN IDENTITY THAT MATCHES YOUR LEVEL?<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \t<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"  style=\"height: 30px\" ><span\n\t\t\tclass=\"vc_empty_space_inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"empty_space_image\"  ><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Let&#8217;s build it.<\/h1>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \t<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"  style=\"height: 70px\" ><span\n\t\t\tclass=\"vc_empty_space_inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"empty_space_image\"  ><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div      class=\"vc_row wpb_row section vc_row-fluid  vc_custom_1779334478971 grid_section\" style=' text-align:center;'><div class=\"section_inner clearfix\"><div class='section_inner_margin clearfix'><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><a  itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/crisbarbarino.com\/en\/booking\/\" target=\"_blank\"  class=\"qbutton  center default\" style=\"\">BOOK A CALL<\/a>\t<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"  style=\"height: 70px\" ><span\n\t\t\tclass=\"vc_empty_space_inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"empty_space_image\"  ><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Built on 25 years of European precision. 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