Bio

Prior to 1969

Tudied mechanical engineering at Milan Polytechnic

1973

Technical Director at Kartell

starting in 1979

consultant engineer and designer at Alias, Brevetti, Kartell, CSI, Colomo Design, and Swatch Italia

1981–85

Project director of Alfa Romeo

1983–87

Professor of production technology at the Domuc Academy, Milan

1989

Received Compasso d´oro prize for the “Lola” lamp made of carbon fibers

1990

Solo exhibition in Tokyo

1994

Professor at the Domus Academy; “European Design Prize” and “Compasso d’oro” for his work with Luceplan

since 1995

Lecturer at the Domus Academy

1995

Participates in the “Mutant materials in contemporary design” exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York

2001

Participates in the “Italia e Giappone design come stile di vita” exhibition, Yokohama, Kobe

2002

“Red Dot Award” for Iittala knives

since 2003

lecturer at the IUAV, Venice

2008

“Compasso d'oro” for the LED lamp MIX, Luceplan