Piero Lissoni
was born
in 1956, starts his career as Designer in 1978 and, got his degree in
Architecture at the Milan Politechnic, in 1985 starts his collaboration with
Boffi Kitchens as Art Director e Designer. Together with Nicoletta Canesi in
Milan they found Lissoni Associati (1986) and Graph.x (1996) developing projects
of industrial e graphic design, interior design and architecture, besides art
direction and corporate. Among his usual clients: Alessi, Boffi, Cappellini,
Cassina, Flos, Fritz Hansen, Glas, Kartell, Lema, Living Divani, Matteograssi,
Poltrona Frau, Porro, Tecno and Wella. In addition to the many Industrial and
Graphic Design commitments that range from furniture, accessories, kitchens,
bathrooms, lighting fixtures to corporate identity, signage and packaging, he
has recently realised projects for private residences and luxury hotels in Italy
and abroad: the ?Monaco&Grand Canal® in Venice (Italy), the Al Porto® hotel
by the Zurich Lake, the Bentley® Design Hotel TM in Istanbul, the Mitsui
Garden Ginza® business Hotel in Tokyo. Furthermore, the main Boffi showrooms
around the world; Cassina showroom in Parigi; Cassina IXC showrooms in Japan; in
Italy the re-design of headquarters/factories for Boffi, Glas, Tecno and Living
Divani and a series of private villas. In USA two luxurious resorts, one in
Miami and one in collaboration with other International well-known Architects at
the Turks & Caicos.