Bague, Caboche
Blues
Senglea
Foscarini
A Venetian, she obtained her diploma in Communication
Techniques in Milan. She has worked as a graphic
designer for the Parisian magazine, Elle, and for the
Venice Biennale, while she co-operates with some major
Italian brands as image and product consultant.
Together with Patricia Urquiola, she designed Caboche,
a precious-looking lamp which stems from a combination
of technology and creativity, along with the Bague
table lamp.
Eliana Gerotto
Giulio Gianturco
Gordon Guillaumier
A self-taught designer, he graduated in medicine from
Padua and turned his passion into his profession, leaving
surgery to focus solely on design. With a passion for
technical materials, stainless steel in particular, he began
designing objects in the early 90s. He designed the Blues
reading lamp.
Born in Malta, he studied in Switzerland and England
and then graduated in Industrial Design from the
European Institute of Design in Milan. After fi nishing
his studies, he remained in Milan and worked together
with Rodolfo Dordoni pursuing design and product
development. At the turn of the century he opened
his own studio: in addition to art and design
management consulting, always for furniture
manufacturers, he created various objects, including
the Senglea fl oor lamp.
Biographies
ph. Andrea Basile
About shedding light
An architect and designer originally from Israel, he
graduated in architecture in Florence and moved to Milan
and Venice where he worked at the Zanuso studio and
Atelier Alchimia. In between architectural projects and
trade fair installations, he collaborates with a number of
industrial design brands in his Venice-based studio.
He designed the Mir collection and the Joint family.
Itamar Harari
Alex Hochstrasser
Giulio Iacchetti
A Swiss designer and inventor, he founded the MOLUK
toy company in Zurich. He started off his career in
lighting design before specializing in the creation of
contemporary children’s toys. His projects have won
numerous international awards and have been
exhibited at major museums such as the MoMA in
New York. His minimalist and playful approach is
evident in the Hoc lamp.
He focuses on industrial design and his intense activity
involves collaborations with prestigious design brands.
His distinguishing features include the pursuit and
defi nition of new types of objects such as the Moscardino
cutlery (with Matteo Ragni), Compasso d’Oro.
In 2009, he was awarded the Prize for Innovation by the
President of the Italian Republic. For Foscarini, he
designed the Tropico suspension lamp collection and
the Magneto table and reading lamp.
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Designers A—Z
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Mir, Joint
Hoc
Tropico, Magneto
Foscarini
A Venetian, she obtained her diploma in Communication
Techniques in Milan. She has worked as a graphic
designer for the Parisian magazine, Elle, and for the
Venice Biennale, while she co-operates with some major
Italian brands as image and product consultant.
Together with Patricia Urquiola, she designed Caboche,
a precious-looking lamp which stems from a combination
of technology and creativity, along with the Bague
table lamp.
Eliana Gerotto
Giulio Gianturco
Gordon Guillaumier
A self-taught designer, he graduated in medicine from
Padua and turned his passion into his profession, leaving
surgery to focus solely on design. With a passion for
technical materials, stainless steel in particular, he began
designing objects in the early 90s. He designed the Blues
reading lamp.
Born in Malta, he studied in Switzerland and England
and then graduated in Industrial Design from the
European Institute of Design in Milan. After fi nishing
his studies, he remained in Milan and worked together
with Rodolfo Dordoni pursuing design and product
development. At the turn of the century he opened
his own studio: in addition to art and design
management consulting, always for furniture
manufacturers, he created various objects, including
the Senglea fl oor lamp.
Biographies
ph. Andrea Basile
About shedding light
An architect and designer originally from Israel, he
graduated in architecture in Florence and moved to Milan
and Venice where he worked at the Zanuso studio and
Atelier Alchimia. In between architectural projects and
trade fair installations, he collaborates with a number of
industrial design brands in his Venice-based studio.
He designed the Mir collection and the Joint family.
Itamar Harari
Alex Hochstrasser
Giulio Iacchetti
A Swiss designer and inventor, he founded the MOLUK
toy company in Zurich. He started off his career in
lighting design before specializing in the creation of
contemporary children’s toys. His projects have won
numerous international awards and have been
exhibited at major museums such as the MoMA in
New York. His minimalist and playful approach is
evident in the Hoc lamp.
He focuses on industrial design and his intense activity
involves collaborations with prestigious design brands.
His distinguishing features include the pursuit and
defi nition of new types of objects such as the Moscardino
cutlery (with Matteo Ragni), Compasso d’Oro.
In 2009, he was awarded the Prize for Innovation by the
President of the Italian Republic. For Foscarini, he
designed the Tropico suspension lamp collection and
the Magneto table and reading lamp.
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Designers A—Z
