Pietro Ferruccio Laviani (* 1960 in Cremona/Italy) received a design diploma from the ;Milan Polytechnikum and subsequently studied architecture at the same college. After graduation Laviani worked as freelancer with numerous companies including Memphis, Olivetti and Swatch. In 1991 Ferruccio Laviani started his collaboration with Kartell, a relationship that is still going strong. In addition to designing exhibition stands and retail outlets for Kartell, Laviani has also created numerous pieces, including his table lamps Bourgie and Take. In addition Laviani is artistic director with Ememoboli and since 2001 collaborates with Dolce & Gabanna.
Bourgie by Ferruccio Laviani
...It's probably indicative of the transiency of the contemporary furniture business, but during the recent Maison & Objet in Paris, Milanese manufacturer Kartell celebrated 10 years of the lamp Bourgie by Ferruccio Laviani... To celebrate ten years of Bourgie Kartell asked 14 designers to re-imagine Ferruccio Laviani's faux-baroque lamp...
...Aside from fighting Jedis and terrifying young children, Kartell will launch new products by, among others, Tokujin Yoshioka, Philippe Starck and Eugeni Quitllet, Piero Lissoni and Ferruccio Laviani...
...FL/Y by Ferruccio Laviani for Kartell In the first half of 2009 Italian producer Kartell invested a lot of marketing effort into promoting their lighting range, or The Kartellights Collection to give it its correct name... One of the true highlights in the collection is FL/Y by Ferruccio Laviani...
