DESIGNER
Photos by Miro Zagnoli©
Cecilie Manz
After graduation from the design school Danmarks Designskole in Copenhagen in 1997 with additional studies at the University of Art and Design in Helsinki, Cecilie Manz founded her own studio in Copenhagen in 1998.
Here, Cecilie Manz designs furniture, glass, lamps and related products, mainly for the home. Works with Fritz Hansen, Fredericia Furniture, Nils Holger Moormann, LightYears, Holmegaard, Muuto, Georg Jensen Damask, B&O, Chevalier, Japan Creative, Iittala, Actus Japan, Duravit, Nikari and others. She has received a number of awards including the E. Kold Christensen’s Award of Honour, Finn Juhls Architectural Prize 2007, Kunstpreis Berlin 2008, Bruno Mathsson Prize 2009, the Crown Prince Couples Cultural Award 2014, IF award, Red Dot Award, Danish Design Prize. Recently appointed Designer of the Year 2018 by Maison&Objet, Paris.
AFFOGATO – SYMPOSIA COLLECTION 2019
SILHOUETTE – SYMPOSIA COLLECTION 2019
AFFOGATO
Symposia collection 2019
SILHOUETTE
Symposia collection 2019
Jun Yasumoto
Born in Tokyo, with both French and Japanese nationalities, Jun Yasumoto lives and works in Paris. After graduating from ENSCI (Paris) in 2001, he set himself up as an independent designer and began collaborating with Jasper Morrison Office for Design in 2002, working on the development of numerous furniture, product, lighting and tableware design projects. Meanwhile, he has developed his own approach, working with clients such as Ligne Roset, Kohler Group, JIA Inc, Industry Plus, Colos and Yamakawa.
Piani – Digest collection 2018
Piani – Symposia collection 2019
junyasumoto.com
PIANI
Digest collection 2018
PIANI
Symposia collection 2019
Keiji Takeuchi
Born in Fukuoka, Japan in 1977, Milan-based Keiji Takeuchi spent most of his youth in New Zealand where he graduated with a bachelor in product design. In 1999 during his study he also moved to Paris for his scholar study at ENSCI / Les Ateliers.
In 2005 he entered Naoto Fukasawa Design ltd. After working for Fukasawa in Tokyo for 7 years, Takeuchi moved to Milan and set up Fukasawa’s European satellite office.
In 2014, Takeuchi started freelancing in addition to working for Fukasawa. During the same year, Takeuchi was selected by Giulio Cappellini as one of upcoming designers and in 2015 Cappellini invited Takeuchi to work on an installation project for an Italian natural stone company: Antolini at KBIS Las Vegas. Later in the year, Takeuchi established KEIJI TAKEUCHI SRLS in Milan.
In 2019, Takeuchi was invited by Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale and its design curator Jasper Morrison to participae ” Social seating” project amongst 18 designers of his choice.
Today Takeuchi is collaborating with various international brands such as Boffi, De Padova, Living Divani, Geiger / Hermanmiller, Ligne Roset, Cruso, Ichendorf, e’interiors and others.
Latteria 2020
www.keijitakeuchi.com
LATTERIA 2020
Maddalena Casadei
Born in Forlì. She graduates in Architecture at the University of Ferrara. She gets a MA in Design at Domus Academy. From 2004 until July 2012 she collaborates with James Irvine, as his right-hand person, growing an international knowledge and vision. From 2017 she runs her on business. Her design approach is based on a continuous personal interaction with clients, technicians… She focus on product design, exhibition design and art direction. The art direction activity has led her to develop a personal vision and sensitivity towards the communication of products, often pushing her to deal with the concept of photo shoot sets.
Tavolotto – Digest collection 2018
Verso – Symposia collection 2019
maddalenacasadei.com
TAVOLOTTO
Digest collection 2018
VERSO
Symposia collection 2019
Pauline Deltour
Pauline Deltour was born in 1983, in Landerneau, France. She graduated from les Arts Décoratifs in 2007 and has worked for 4 years for Konstantin Grcic in Munich , German. She has opened her very own studio in Paris in 2010. Distinguished by being both severe and delicate, its designs reflect a vocabulary which is characteristic of her own personality. Her precise hand, neat lines, carefully selected materials and colour ranges, and the way in which they come together, form the individual identity of this young French designer’s work. Emblematic, hard-hitting seduction is achieved through rare qualities which are as elemental to the design as they are challenging to implement. An iron fist in a velvet glove is how she drives all the projects she is working on, which are ranging from tableware to furniture through public and private spaces layout. Since March 2011, she collaborates with two partners under the name EN BANDE ORGANISÉE on interior architecture projects.
356 – Digest collection 2018
paulinedeltour.com
TAVOLOTTO
Digest collection 2018
Sam Hecht & Kim Colin
Sam Hecht and Kim Colin formed London-based studio Industrial Facility with the desire to experiment with industry to introduce alternative prospectives. Hecht trained as an industrial designer while Colin trained as an architect; together they are considered one of the most progressive studios in industrial design and have a roster pioneering clients including Herman Miller, Muji and Santa & Cole. Both are Royal Designers for Industry and are highly regarded for their philosophical and pragmatic approach. They have won numerous international awards and their work is held in permanent collections worldwide.
Piatto – Digest collection 2018
industrialfacility.co.uk
PIATTO
Digest collection 2018
