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Designer
Francesco Rota
Francesco Rota is an interior and product designer born in 1966 in Milan, where he lives and works. He graduated in product design from the Art Center College of Design in La Tour de Peilz, Switzerland, in 1994, and opened his own studio…
Biography
Background
Francesco Rota is an interior and product designer born in 1966 in Milan, where he lives and works. He graduated in product design from the Art Center College of Design in La Tour de Peilz, Switzerland, in 1994, and opened his own studio in 1998.
Signature Style
His studio moves between product design, furniture, lighting, showrooms, offices, residential interiors and exhibitions. His work is described as combining different disciplines with a multidisciplinary outlook, with a strong focus on the relationship between aesthetics and function.
Notable Works
His projects include Linea and Island, Compasso d'Oro Honorable Mention products held in the ADI Compasso d'Oro Historical Collection, the Hinge stool for Living Divani, Daydream, Kanji and Move for Paola Lenti, Add for Lapalma, and Moulage, Tobu and the Prie poufs for Porro in 2025.
Legacy
From May 2004 he has taught industrial design research at the Istituto Europeo di Design, working with Magis, and since 2023 he has been art director of Desalto.
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