THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
On the occasion of Italian Design Day
AZURE Talks
and the
Istituto Italiano di Cultura
present
Luca Nichetto
Tuesday, March 24 | 6:30 to 8:30pm
George Brown College | Waterfront Campus
51 Dockside Drive | Room 237
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A juror for the 2020 AZ Awards, Nichetto is one of the most exciting industrial designers working today.
The Kurage lamp for Foscarini. The Reflections rug for Moooi. The Luca Collection for Bernhardt Design. Luca Nichetto has produced evocative collections for manufacturers around the world. His Stockholm-based studio is so prolific that it has developed 20 Design Principles that apply to the broad range of work – from products, furniture and accessories to architecture and exhibition design – that it undertakes.
In fact, one of the principles states, “We do not see a separation between objects, interiors or architecture, and design concepts that range from a pen to a chair, or a room or a building.”
Nichetto was born in Venice in 1976 and began his professional career with Murano glass maker Salviati, before moving to Foscarini as a product designer and consultant. He has also served as art director for many international design brands (for instance, Italesse and ZaoZuo), where he has honed his in-depth knowledge of the design industry.
In 2006, he founded his eponymous practice in Venice and five years later moved to Stockholm to open a second studio; he continues to live in and work from the Swedish capital. As his star has risen, he has received numerous international design awards and his work has been the subject of retrospectives in cities such as London, Paris, Stockholm and his hometown.
This AZURE Talk is generously supported by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura and Scavolini Toronto in partnership with the George Brown School of Design.
This talk qualifies for one ConEd structured learning hour.