Future ceramic surfaces : the vision of Diego Grandi

Diego Grandi

Designer & Founder - DGO_Diego Grandi Office

Diego Grandi lives and works in Milan, where in 2002 establishes the DGO_Diego Grandi Office, a planning firm dealing with product, interior and design consultancy. Besides his regular practice, he is a teacher and lecturer in many universities and design schools. His projects have been selected for events, international exhibitions and awards, such as the Good Design Award of the Chicago Athenaeum, the Design Plus Award and the ADI Design Index. In 2016 the projects Closer and Type 32 receive an Honorable Mention at XXIV Compasso d'Oro Award. Among the firms for which he has designed, we have Abet Laminati, Brunello Cucinelli, Casamania, Cassina, Fritz Hansen, Lea Ceramiche, Rosenthal Sambonet, Salvatore Ferragamo, Skitsch, VitrA e Zucchetti.

Cristina Faedi

Manager of Promotional Activities - Confindustria Ceramica

Since 1997, Cristina Faedi has been in charge of promotional activities for Confindustria Ceramica (the Italian association of ceramics) and Cersaie (the most important international tradeshow for ceramic tile and sanitaryware). In this role, she is responsible for organizing, coordinating, and realizing the different promotional and marketing activities in Italy and abroad for the Italian ceramic industries. She is extremely experienced in planning and organizing international tradeshows, seminars, conferences, B2B events for architects, press conferences, advertising campaigns, media relations, cultural exhibits, international architecture and design contests and awards, and PR activities. Knowledgeable about new trends in ceramic design, she has delivered many speeches on the occasion of conferences and workshops in Italy and abroad.

Alice Stori Liechtenstein

Design Curator