LUCA NICHETTO NICHETTO & PARTNERS

DESCRIZIONE PROFILO: Luca Nichetto was born in 1976 in Venice, where he studied at the Art Institute. Afterwards heattended the University Institute of Architecture of...

Luca Nichetto was born in 1976 in Venice, where he studied at the Art Institute. Afterwards heattended the University Institute of Architecture of Venice (IUAV), where he earned a degree inIndustrial Design.He began his professional career in 1999 by designing his first projects in Murano glass for Salviati.That same year he began his collaboration with Foscarini, for whom he not only designed products,but also worked as a consultant on new materials research and product development (2001–2003). In2006 he launched his own design firm, Nichetto&Partners, which specializes in industrial design andoffers its services as a design consultancy. In 2011 he also opened another professional office inStockholm,Sweden.Over the course of his career, Nichetto has been awarded a number of international prizes, includingthe Gran Design Award (2008), the Chicago Atheneum Museum of Architecture’s Good Design Award(2008), the IF Product Design Award (2008) and the Elle Decoration International Design Awards’(EDIDA) Designer of the Year award in the Young Designer Talent category (2009).Apart from participating in various design exhibitions in Europe, the U.S and Japan, Nichetto hasalso been the subject of important retrospective shows mounted in prominent European cities,including Venice, London, Paris and Stockholm, and he has served as art director for a number ofinternational design events. In addition, he has been invited to sit on prestigious juries for a varietyof design competitions held both in Italy and abroadToday, Nichetto collaborates with a wide variety of Italian and international companies, includingBosa, Casamania, Ceramiche Refin, Emmegi, Established & Sons, Fornasarig, Foscarini, FratelliGuzzini, Gallotti & Radice, Italesse, King’s, Kristalia, Mabeo, Moroso, Offecct, Ogeborg, Salviati,Skitsch, Skultuna,Tacchini and Venini.