Ilaria Forlani is an Italian food designer running a lovely homemade gelato parlour near Brescia. Ilaria studied pastry-making at Ernst Knam School (Finger Food Champion 2011, Gelato World Cup Champion 2012) and traveled a lot around the world, especially to Southeast Asia, where she discovered new inspiring food trends. Throughout the years her work has attracted a considerable widespread interest from local pastry shops and restaurants. With the support of her business partner Enrico Celiberti, a marketing expert and lifestyle influencer, she decided to launch the brand Glacé during EXPO Milano 2015. Ilaria Forlani is a dynamic and strong woman who has succeeded in creating a true gelato & sweets brand and a team of seven people, which includes her mom and brother. In less than 2 years, the whole national press has started noticing Glacè design products: sushi gelato, burger cream, ice stones glitter and black vegan stecco, fairytale ball, golden tree and chocolate cube. Glacé uses high quality raw materials, 100% natural, to ensure the best gourmet experience for its customers: in addition to fresh milk procured from Ilaria’s father farms, Glacè only uses fresh seasonal fruits, raw cane sugar, pure pistachio of Sicily, trilobata hazelnut IGP, without any emulsifier, artificial dye, aroma or hydrogenated fats. Only carob flour is used as a tickener. Combining a scientist’s focus on detail with an artist’s flair, Ilaria also creates limited edition products for luxury events and fashion brands. Successful collaborations with cool and famous restaurants like Shimokita, Saigon, L’Angolo di Casa, Cocotte Milano, Shinto Roma, and International Resorts like Cefalù, the new luxury all-inclusive Club Med in Sicily. Moreover, Ilaria Forlani is currently busy with her 7-page recipe column for the leading Italian trade magazine GELATO Artigianale. Glacè and Ilaria Forlani have recently won 2 prestigious awards: Best Confectionary & Frozen Desserts Provider 2017 (Lux Food & Drinks Awards UK) and Best Practice Food Designer Italy 2017 (Foodcommunity.it Awards).