Francesco Faccin

Francesco Faccin, born in Milan 1977. In 2003 after having finished his studies at the Istituto Europeo di Design, Faccin works at the Enzo Mari design studio. In the meantime he starts up his career as a freelance designer, collaborating with Italian and International companies such as Tod´s, Segis, DAE. From 2004 to 2007 he works in small scale self-production projects with local craftsmen, carefully supervising the whole process and development of the products and getting closely involved with the various issues of the new challenge: In particular to those regarding wood manipulation and craftsmen labour. At this same period he collaborates with the lute-maker and model-maker Francesco Rivolta. In 2007 he makes part of the SaloneSatellite for the first time where he exhibits the Quadrato table that gets manufactured a few months later and becomes part of the permanent collection of the Cosmit. In 2009 Faccin meets Michele De Lucchi and since then they work in mutual collaboration. In 2010 he joins the SaloneSatellite for the second time with his Piccola light, Stratos chair, Centrino table and Pielettrico light . He wins the Design Report Award 2010. He actually collaborate whith Italian and International companies such Saeco, Danese, Miniforms, Bolia, Valsecchi1918.