DESIGNERS

WERTHER TOFFOLONI

He was born in Udine in 1930 and studied in Venice after devoting himself to teaching and industrial design. His professional activity carried out in collaboration with Piero Palange until 1975; After he collaborated with various industries in terms of design and as a general advisor Consultant. He designed furniture, ceramics, glassware, lamps and fabrics for major Italian brands.
(Cabas, Varaschin, Potocco, Montina, Accent)

Chairs of his creation: Elips, Sirene, Fiamma Geo, Lady D, Oliver, Oliver-M, Love, Dafine, Ali, Lio, Puzzle.

His chairs were put in the Nobel Foundation, Stockholm - Universal City, California-Texaco Houston Coca-Cola - Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises - Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines - Hilton UK (London Hilton Metropole), Royal Olympic Cruise Lines

FRANCESCO GERACI (1943-2010)

Born in Rijeka, in 1962 he moved to Florence where he graduated in interior design. In 1968, he began devoting himself to professional industrial design and research in the field of view. During his career, he worked with the major Italian and foreign companies and participates as well in international exhibitions, receiving awards and significant merit reports of relief. Since 1990 Metalmobil designed seating and tables.

Chairs of his creation: IBIS, NET, 'TALIA, DAFNE, PUNTO, UNI, GAIA, TUSCIA.

ALESSIO PRINCIC

He was born in Udine in March 9, 1958, he graduated in 1982 from the Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana, Slovenia, with the thesis "in tipologija identiteta Slapnicka (type and identity of the country Slapnicco)" was awarded the prize "for Preseren students ".

From 1983 to 1992 worked with the architects Federico Marconi and Gino Valle in Udine, and the architect Pier Guido Fagnoni in Florence, earning a doctorate at this time in Venice. In 1992 he became an assistant at the Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana. In 2000 the complete magisterij in Ljubljana (PhD graduate) and in 2005 obtained the title of "docent" at the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Ljubljana.

Since October 2008, he is a professor of architectural composition at the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Maribor. In 1990 he opened the study of architecture in Udine.

Since 1992 his projects have exhibited in group shows (Piran, Celovec, Udine, Ljubljana, Trento, Eisenstadt, Treviso, Milan, San Vito al Tagliamento, Oderzo, Ferrara, Pescara, Berlin) and personal (and Vrhnika Ljubljana) and published in Italy and abroad. He has won important awards such as the Plecnick Prize for architecture in 1998, the "Zlati svincnik" and '"European Steel Design Award" in 2007.

Chairs of his creation: Laurren

MARCO VALERIO AGRETTI

Born in 1967. Degree in architecture in Venice in 1991, began his dealing with the design and industrialization of office furnishings and hospitality. Since 1996 he works as a freelancer in 2001 and based in Pesaro studio Marco Valeri Agretti Architect. It deals mainly with industrial design and design of public places, even in the field of luxury retail. Numerous national and international awards.

Chairs of his creation: Pupa, Aqua

OTTAVIO DI BLASI

Born in Arconte (Milano) the 20/08/1954
• Degree in Architecture from the Polytechnic in Milan in 1980
• Obtained from the Polytechnic Exam Registration  Milan, 1981
• Registered Architect in Milan, no. 4247. (First registered in 1983)
• From 1980 to 1990 Member of the Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Numerous collaborations on Projects, Including CALDER EXHIBITION - Palazzo a Vela, Turin - GENOA SUBWAY SYSTEM, Negro Station- LOWARA Office Building: Vicenza - SPORTS HALL, Ravenna - St. NICHOLAS SPORTS STADIUM, Bari - TRAVELLING EXHIBIT IBM, Europe - MUSEUM Menil Collection, Houston, Texas

Chairs of his creation: Laurren

LECTURES AND TEACHING
1980/82
Professor of Technology in materials at the Istituto Europeo di Design – Milano
1981/83
Director of the Architectural department of the Natural Structures Research Centre – Milano
1987
European Institute of Design, Milano, ‘’Costruzioni leggere in Architettura’’, Palazzo delle Stelline, Milano
1989
Levante Fair, Bari: ‘’La sicurezza negli impianti sportivi’’, Il nuovo Stadio di Bari
1997
INARCH Roma – Conference about the Gorée Memorial
1996/97
Lecturer at Politecnico di Milano – DITEC Laboratorio di Costruzione dell’Architettura
1988
Glass Tech – Dusseldorf –Technology Live Symposium – “Neue projecten in glass and stahl.
2000
Vitrum Milano – Conference about “ Glass bridge in the basilica di Aquileia)
2001
Lecturer at Federico II University, Naples
2002/2008
Lecturer at Polytechnic of Milan – Polo di Lecco
2007
ACE Architecture Culture Environment MACAU Seminar –“Urban regeneration throughout the Renewal of Old Districts: The Macau Case” - Architect Association Macau