About

Odoardo Fioravanti 

Studied Industrial Design at the Design Department of the Milan Polytechnic. Since 2003 he has worked as an industrial designer, also experimenting graphic and exhibition design, with a firm will to melt different design areas into a continuous matter.
His projects received prestigious design awards since he created Odoardo Fioravanti Design Studio. He held lectures in many design schools and academy: Milan Polytechnic, San Marino University, Domus Academy, Istituto Marangoni, NABA, SPD Scuola Politecnica di Design.  His objects have been featured in many International exhibitions. In 2010 the Design Museum of the Triennale di Milano featured the personal exhibition “Industrious Design” about his work.
In 2011 he won the Compasso d’Oro Prize ADI with the Frida wooden chair by Pedrali. 

He also works as a freelance journalist for design magazines trying to explore and to change the boundaries of design as a discipline.

Odoardo Fioravanti Design Studio

Since 2006 developed projects for many companies such as Abet Laminati, Ballarini, Casamania, COOP, Desalto, Eurochocolate, Flou, Foscarini, Gardesa, GGP Group, Guardini, Incotex, Kriositalia,  Mesa, Normann Copenhagen, Olivetti, Omnidecor, OPOS, Osama, Palomar, Pedrali, Pinetti, Pircher, SV Gomma, Telecom Italia, Vibram, Victorinox Swiss Army. We designed exhibitions for the Milan Polytechnic, for the Foundation for History of Contemporary Era in Sesto San Giovanni, for Brera Astronomical Observatory as well as fair and commercial spaces for many companies.

Awards

2001 - 1st Prize - Vibram Yellow Tag Design Contest - assigned to the Rubbest claim
2003 - 1st Prize - Metra Technological Project - assigned to the Scorbat system
2005 - 1st Prize - OPOS Made for China - assigned to the Cloned in China vase
2005 - 1st Prize - OPOS + Incotex "Stay with me" contest - assigned to the Pidgin shackle
2008 - 1st Prize - Pircher La Piazza Italiana - assigned to the Online system
2008 - 1st Prize - Young & Design contest - assigned to the Snow chair
2008 - 1st Prize - Maison et Objet Prix Les Découvertes - assigned to the ZoomArt monocular
2008 - 1st Prize - Promosedia Chair Of The Year - assigned to the Frida chair
2008 - 1st Prize - Il rame e la casa - assigned to the Verderame tile concept

2009 - Adi Design Index Selection - assigned to the Fusion set

2011 - European Consumer Choice - assigned to the Galileo's Telescope

2011 - Honorable Mention XXII Compasso d'Oro ADI Prize 2011  - assigned to the Galileo's Telescope

2011 - Honorable Mention XXII Compasso d'Oro ADI Prize 2011  - assigned to the  ZoomArt monocular

2011 - XXII Compasso d'Oro ADI Prize 2011 - assigned to the Frida chair