Andrea Sanguineti

I grew up in Turin with a passion for car design, art and architecture. Fascinated by the architecture of Mollino, Gabetti e Isola, the Turin car designer, the Rivoli Art Museum, the Gam and the city's galleries, suggestions that have left a deep influence on me. I graduated in Architecture in Turin with Roberto Gabetti. In Milan I came into contact with the world of design thanks to Carlotta de Bevilacqua working with her at Artemide. During this period I came into contact with international designers and had the opportunity to fully understand the world of contemporary design. I collaborated with Oliviero Toscani, with Mario Trimarchi and in the Poltrona Frau Group dealing with temporary exhibitions, communication and products. I remember with emotion the temporary exhibition projects in which I participated working together with Giulio Cappellini and Renato Stauffacher. One of my installations in 2010 won the Compasso d’Oro mention. Together with Renato Stauffacher and my dear friend Alessandro Mano, I bought Alias. In Alias I have beet design director many years. Years intense, full of stimuli and contacts with great designers and protagonists of design. My artistic direction of Alias has been focused on the quality of the design and I have dedicated myself to developing new collections with international designers, including Alberto Meda, Alfredo Haberli, Sou Fujimoto, Atelier Oi. In recent years, in parallel with my design consultancy activity, I have developed interior projects and often participated as a speaker and visiting professor in workshops with Bocconi, IED and Domus Academy. I have meet Romeo Sozzi thanks to Antonio, a mutual friend, and I have the opportunity to show him a research work on a sofa. I have a strong feeling with Romeo, and I feel many affinities concerning the culture of design, knowledge of materials and techniques.