Paolo Nava

Background

Paolo Nava was born in Seregno in 1943, graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of the Politecnico di Milano and attended the higher course in industrial design in Florence, qualifying in 1966. Boffi and Flexform add that he completed his training in England, working with industrial design studios.

Signature Style

Flexform describes a continuing search for dialogue between his poetic vision and the concrete requirements of industry and production, and a personal approach to living space that changed how objects are used, with shapes that are often the natural consequence of a precise design process. Boffi and Stylepark both name three-dimensional verification through laboratory models and experiments with materials as a fundamental aspect of his work.

Notable Works

In 1972 he founded the Citterio-Nava studio with Antonio Citterio; between 1979 and 1982 their work together included Doralice, Magister, Pasodoble and Ugomaria, and they carried out projects for Artvis, Snaidero, Boffi, Malobbia and Xilitalia. For Boffi he designed the Factory kitchen with Citterio.

Legacy

From 1982 he continued independently in his own studio, working with brands that Boffi lists as B&B Italia, Tonon, Poliform, Arflex, De Sede, Binova, Riva1920 and KitchenAid, with a special focus on kitchens. He lectures in many countries, and his studio has received design awards and international recognition.