Francesco Meda

Francesco Meda was born in Milan in 1984 and completed the Industrial Design programme at Milan's Istituto Europeo di Design in 2006. He later worked in London at the studios of Sebastian Bergne and Ross Lovegrove before returning to Milan…

Biography

Background

Francesco Meda was born in Milan in 1984 and completed the Industrial Design programme at Milan's Istituto Europeo di Design in 2006. He later worked in London at the studios of Sebastian Bergne and Ross Lovegrove before returning to Milan in 2009.

Signature Style

Meda describes his approach through airy sections that reduce material use and avoid wasting wood. His Molteni&C work combines industrial design with carefully resolved joints and restrained structures.

Notable Works

His art and design projects have involved Nilufar Gallery, Schoeni Art Gallery, Henraux, Luce di Carrara, Rossana Orlandi Gallery and Mint Gallery. For Molteni&C, the official profile lists Woody chairs and stools and Sistema XY.

Recognition

In 2013 Meda co-designed the Flap acoustic panel for Caimi Brevetti, which received the Compasso d'Oro. Molteni&C also states that his Bridge lamps and 3D-printed jewellery belong to the Triennale Design Museum collection.

Products

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Woody Stool

A screw-free solid-ash stool with an all-wood or bonded-hide seat and a curved steel footrest.

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Woody

Francesco Meda's solid ash chair with screw-free joints, in all-wood or hide leather versions.

Collaborated with

Molteni&C