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Kevin Xia

Founderof MATTEO

MATTEO CEO

MATTEO DesignDirector

Born in Wuhan, Hubei Province in 1979, Kevin Xia majored in oil painting, with in-depth research on global art history and systematic aesthetic theories.

With over 20 years of experience in high-end hospitality art and soft furnishing industry, he has profound insight into international hotel space aesthetics, material application and overall project implementation. Specializing in multi-material artistic creation, he excels in crystal & glass art design, large-scale sculptural installation and ecological art display. He empowers overall soft space design with artistic essence, balancing luxury texture, spatial atmosphere, operational practicality and enduring artistic value.

Having established long-term cooperation with designers, artists and international hotel groups worldwide, he has led numerous benchmark global projects. His iconic works include the massive art chandelier for Kempinski Hotel Qatar, large-scale art wall installation for Italian luxury cruise liner, grand spatial art device for Marriott Hotel Philippines, and giant crystal fountain for ultra-luxury private residence in Malaysia. Guided by sophisticated aesthetic vision and robust end-to-end delivery capability, he leads the brand’s steady global expansion in high-end soft furnishing solutions.

Mohamad Makouk

Strategic Partner —— Original Art Design

Mohamad Makouk has over a decade of professional experience spanning art, architecture and production. He dedicates his practice to creating projects where art stands as the defining core of interior space rather than a decorative afterthought.

Combining curatorial insight, strategic thinking and hands-on execution capability, he seamlessly oversees the entire workflow from concept development and design refinement to fabrication, project coordination and final on-site installation. His portfolio covers hospitality, luxury residential, corporate and cultural landmark commissions, always positioning art to shape a distinct project identity, layered spatial depth and immersive sensory experience for occupants.

Specializing in bespoke lighting design and large-scale chandelier installations, Mohamad Makouk creates works at the intersection of sculpture, advanced materials and architectural context. Centered on form, scale and compositional balance, his lighting creations transcend basic functional illumination to redefine the entire spatial atmosphere. Drawing inspiration from natural structures and symbolic cultural elements, he reinterprets them into precise, refined compositions of glass, metal and light. Every piece is uniquely tailored to its setting, responding precisely to the space’s volume, proportion and inherent spatial rhythm.

He maintains long-term close collaboration with Matteo Chandelier. Under the leadership of Kevin Xia, his original design concepts are further engineered, optimized and delivered into fully realizable large-scale art installations. Kevin Xia plays a pivotal role in translating artistic design into constructible, technically mature large-scale works. This long-standing creative partnership is now continued through Core Art Strategies, adhering to an integrated philosophy that unites original design, technical engineering and production implementation as one holistic system.

MATTEO  is a well-known manufacturing enterprise of lighting design customization and installation art customization in China, mainly integrating "visual image "," lighting aesthetics "," culture and art "," intelligent innovation" lighting engineering project customization, large-scale art and lighting design, providing professional lighting art supporting services for space projects.

At the beginning of design, reasonable optimization proposal is the basic quality of the team; At the same time, teamwork is crucial to the advancement of every project, ensuring that all work is carried out in an orderly manner. From project deepening design to production, to the inspection process of multiple links, all need relevant professional teams to seriously implement.