Aria, ReflexAngelo, 2021
©Foto Massimo Listri
Marco Piva (Milano 1952)
Marco Piva graduated from the Polytechnic University of Milan and was a founding member of Studiodada Associati, one of the most renowned studios of Italian design’s “radical” period. He was a member of the presidential council of the ADI, an Italian commissioner for the European Union’s Sprint Project, dedicated to innovation and technology transfer, and a consultant for the contract sector of FederlegnoArredo. He was the founder of IDA (International Design Agency) and, with designers, sociologists and marketing experts from Germany, France and England, he established EDEA (European Design Expert Association). He also coordinated the interdisciplinary Hotel Technologies Group. Since 1999, he has also taught at prestigious universities in Italy and abroad and he has been part of the jury of national and international design prizes. In Osaka, he was involved in the design of the Next 21 complex. He designed the Oceana and Tiara complexes in Dubai, Laguna Palace in Mestre, Port Palace in Monaco, Hotel Mirage in Kazan, Una Hotel in Bologna, T Hotel in Cagliari, DoubleTree in Mogliano Veneto, the multifunctional complex Le Terrazze in Treviso, Excelsior Hotel Gallia in Milan, Pantheon Iconic Hotel in Rome, La Suite in Matera, Palazzo Touring Club in Milan, and Palazzo Nani in Venice. He also created the concept for Bulgari’s window displays around the world and for the Casa Alitalia Lounges. He is currently a member of the scientific committee of the association I Borghi Più Belli d’Italia (The Most Beautiful Italian Towns) and took over the artistic direction of brands such as Venini and BBB Italia.
The work emerges from the union of glass and the element of air, which represents lightness, movement and freedom. This fusion, combined with the light source, creates a perfect harmony between design and functionality: the light seems to fluctuate, creating a unique and evocative atmosphere, a work of art that blends with its surroundings. (Marco Piva)