About me
In the last 5 years I had the chance to work on bespoke furniture, luxury product and installation briefs. That allowed me to learn how to carry out projects from sketch to delivery with minimal supervision - currently open to career progression opportunities.
Specialties
To think strategically and contextually.
To liaise with clients and engineers.
Key skills
Project planning, team spirit, brand understanding, concept generation, technical understanding.
Languages
Italian (mother tongue), English (proficient), Spanish (fluent), German (fluent), French (limited).
Projects
- The Ark of Many VoicesResearh and mobile installation - the Ark of Many Voices is a sound system held on shoulders. Self initiated project. SELECTED PRESS: ‘When Occupy London took over the public space outside of St. Paul’s Cathedral, Marco gave himself a month of participant observation at the camp – he borrowed the design languages of the artifacts made at the Tent City to create an iconic object, one that reflects the narratives of the protest camp.’ Johnny Tucker Blueprint Magazine //
- DivaCLIENT: S.T. Dupont Luxury lighter - Diva embodies the heritage, design languages and craftsmanship of the brand in a lighter which is meant to offer a flame to a Diva. Pure on the outside, with an intriguing and fascinating treasure inside... Selected by S.T. Dupont for ‘The Art of Seduction’ exhibitioin in Paris, curated by Committee Colbert.
- A chair for ArchingCLIENT/CREDITS: Public Works / part of a commission for Wye Dene, curated by Futurecity on behalf of Berkeley Homes Placemaking Installation - The project draws upon and revisits the tradition of chair arches and windsor chair making in High Wycombe. The brief was to design a ‘chair for arching’. Above: photoshoot of 1:5 scale model of the installation - work in progress
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Work history
Industrial Designer & Furniture Designer
Furniture:
Contractor for design and development of mobile furniture at Brainlabs, London.
Contractor for team work on mobile furniture briefs for Public Works, London.
Contractor for redesign of historic vessel for private client, London.
Installation:
Contractor for design, development and stakeholders liaison of structural installations for Public Works / Futurecity, London.
Initiator of funded projects for installation at V&A and Magazzini Heineken among other venues (London, Milan).
Product:
Contractor for single handed design of products for S.T. Dupont, Orange and Sealy among other brands. (London, Paris, Turin)
Junior Designer
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Industrial Design:
Team player for interiors and furniture briefs from sketch to delivery.
Communication/Strategy:
Main point of contact with key client. Team leader managing time and schedule of a team of three for one year. Single handed design of books, corporate image and on screen presentations.
Skills
- CAD
- Design Strategy
- Problem Solving
- Client Liaison
- Concept Generation
- Team Spirit
- Proactive and Focused
- Organisation Planning
- Brand Understanding
- Technical Understanding
Education
MA Industrial Design
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Full-time course. First year: critical design and luxury product design. Second year: self initiated research project.
Fundraiser for the Degree Show Catalogue.