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Denis Santachiara
A self-taught designer, he was born in
Campagnola (Re) in 1951. Following his
research on soft technology in the mid
Seventies, he has collaborated since 1984
with Italian and foreign, public and private
companies in the design of exhibitions and
cultural initiatives, and in the research and
development of new products. In 1999 he
created the Elfo lamp for Foscarini.
Studio Kairos
Founded in 1980, it counts Massimo Bonetti
(Turin,1949), Giuseppe Manente (Venice, 1947)
and Abramo Mion (Mirano, Venice, 1951).
In addition to building and interior design, they
work in design and development in the field of
furniture. In 2003 the studio designed the Yet
lamp-shelf for Foscarini.
Adam D. Tihany
Architect, born in Transylvania in 1948, after
several European experiences he established
his firm in New York in 1978. A design practice
which involved many areas, from residential
and commercial interiors to graphics, and later
focused on design in the field of food service
and in contract work with important
international commissions. In 1983 he
designed the Wassily off the Wall collection
with Joseph Mancini for Foscarini.
Pio and Tito Toso
Architects and partners since 1996, they
operate in the field of public and private
architecture and industrial design,
collaborating particularly with companies in
the field of furnishings, such as Foscarini, for
which they designed the Manta lamp in 2001.
The studio’s work includes design projects for
trade fairs, boutiques and offices, and they are
responsible for the visual and graphic
identities of the companies.
Carlo A. Urbinati Ricci
and Alessandro Vecchiato
Carlo A. Urbinati (Genoa, 1955) and Alessandro
Vecchiato (Venice, 1959) Clessidra and
Graphos, designed by Urbinati and Vecchiato,
are the first standard lamps produced by
Foscarini in 1982. Owners of the company
since 1987, and sole designers through 1989,
except for their brief collaboration with Adam
D. Tihany, they have created over twenty
collections, including Plana (1984), Folio
(1990) and Shape (1998), still in the catalog.
Patricia Urquiola
and Eliana Gerotto
Patricia Urquiola was born in Oviedo (Spain)
and graduated in architecture in 1989.
Following her experiences with De Padova and
Lissoni Associati, in 2001 she opened her own
firm where she works in architecture, exhibition
and industrial design, collaborating with
Italian furniture manufacturers. Eliana Gerotto,
born in Venice, studied techniques of
communication in Milan. She works in several
fields: from the graphics and communications
field to the design of international exhibitions,
to interior decoration. In 2003 they created the
Bague lamp together for Foscarini.
