Luca Nichetto
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Luca Nichetto is an Italian industrial designer and creative director based in Stockholm. He is most well known for his work with Ginori 1735, Hermès, Foscarini, Cassina, And Tradition and Steinway & Sons.
Biography
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Nichetto was born in 1976 in Venice. He had sold designs to factories during his holidays in school. He schooled at the Istituto Statale d’Arte in Venice and graduated in 1998 with a degree in industrial design from Università Iuav di Venezia (IUAV). The subsequent year saw him join forces with Salviati,{{cite web |title=Luca Nichetto fills room with totem-like glass lamps for Decode/Recode exhibition |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2017/04/08/luca-nichetto-totem-glass-lamps-decode-recode-exhibition-milan-design-week-2017/ |website=Dezeen |language=en |date=8 April 2017}} and he later took on roles as a product designer and consultant for the lighting firm Foscarini.{{cite web |title=Stewie lamp like a TV by Luca Nichetto for Foscarini at Euroluce |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2013/04/16/stewie-by-luca-nichetto-for-foscarini/ |website=Dezeen |language=en |date=16 April 2013}} In 2006, he ventured into establishing his own firm, Nichetto Studio, in his hometown. By 2011, he relocated to Stockholm, Sweden, to start a family and launch a second studio.{{cite web |title=Designer's exciting projects show off his creativity |url=https://www.shine.cn/feature/lifestyle/2207137906/ |website=Shanghai Daily |language=en}}{{cite web |last1=Celeste |first1=Sofia |title=Nichetto Studio Designs Barovier & Toso's Venice Flagship |url=https://wwd.com/business-news/retail/nichetto-studio-designs-barovier-amp-tosos-venice-flagship-murano-1235706791/ |website=WWD |date=23 June 2023}}
The 2021 exhibition Emphatic: Discovering a Glass Legacy at Punta Conterie Gallery in Murano included works by Nichetto, who also curated the exhibition. Designers Ini Archibong, Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance, GamFratesi, Benjamin Hubert, Richard Hutten, Elena Salmistraro, and Marc Thorpe also participated.{{Cite web |last=Orio |first=Roberta |date=16 September 2021 |title=Luca Nichetto conquers Murano with an exhibition on glass |url=https://www.domusweb.it/en/design/gallery/2021/09/13/-emphatic-le-invasioni-barbariche-del-vetro-alla-conquista-di-murano.html |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Domus |language=en-gb}}
Selected works
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- LCDC La Compagnia Di Caterina, Ginori 1735{{cite web |title=Luxury's New Flames |url=https://wwd.com/feature/luxurys-new-flames-ginori-1234913951/ |website=WWD |date=9 September 2021}}{{cite web |title=THE ART of home scents with Ginori 1735 |url=https://www.lofficielitalia.com/design/ginori-1735-collezione-profumi-casa-la-compagnia-di-caterina |website=L'Officiel |language=it}}
- Mythological Renaissance installation, Hermès{{cite web |last1=Carrera |first1=Martino |title=Designer Luca Nichetto Seeks Beauty Within Function |url=https://wwd.com/feature/designer-luca-nichetto-ginori-collaboration-beauty-function-1234907707/ |website=WWD |date=7 September 2021}}
- Brand, product and retail concept, La Manufacture{{cite web |title=A new design, fashion and retail experience opens in Paris |url=https://www.wallpaper.com/design/la-manufacture-paris |website=Wallpaper.com |language=en |date=8 January 2020}}{{cite web |title=Luca Nichetto lascia La manufacture |date=9 May 2022 |url=https://www.milanofinanza.it/fashion/luca-nichetto-lascia-la-manufacture-202209051612384980 |publisher=MF Milano Finanza}}{{cite web |last1=Diderich |first1=Joelle |title=Experience Matters: Paris Store La Manufacture Celebrates Slow Luxury |url=https://wwd.com/business-news/retail/paris-concept-store-la-manufacture-slow-luxury-fashion-furniture-1234753424/ |website=WWD |date=2 March 2021}}
- Steinway & Sons{{cite web |title=Steinway & Sons Unveils Gran Nichetto Limited Edition Piano |url=https://www.steinway.com/news/press-releases/steinway-unveils-nichetto |website=Steinway & Sons |language=en}}{{cite web |last1=Keays |first1=Melina |title=Steinway & Sons sets the tempo for innovative piano design |url=https://www.wallpaper.com/entertaining/steinway-piano-design |website=Wallpaper.com |language=en |date=25 April 2023}}
- Cassina Torei
- Foscarini Kurage{{cite web |title=Nendo+Nichetto: Kurage |url=https://www.domusweb.it/en/news/2015/04/15/nendo_nichetto_kurage.html |website=Domus Magazine |language=en-gb}}
- Decode/Recode with Ben Gorham for Salviati{{cite web |last1=Pithers |first1=Ellie |title=In a Candy Pink Villa, a Designer Creates a World of His Own |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/08/t-magazine/luca-nichetto-stockholm-studio.html |website=The New York Times |date=8 December 2022}}
- Flora Flutter windows display Barovier & Toso{{cite news |title=New Ways to Take a Seat at Milan Design Week |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/arts/design/seating-milan-design-week.html |work=The New York Times|date=11 April 2023 }}
- And Tradition Lato table
References
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Category:Italian industrial designers
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