An Exploration of Form through Sensitivity, Intention, and the Pursuit of Beauty
My father, who was an exhibition designer, and my mother a lover of art history.
Our home was a Milanese rational villa. When I think about my childhood I can’t help but look back to every last detail of that house. The door handles, the staircase railing, the steps, the light switches, the windows, the mirrors, the fireplaces.
Everything was built with such quality and intention. I can now understand how lucky I was to grow up there, and appreciate how being immersed in that environment shaped me and my way of seeing.
Then at 22 I flew the coop, and high on the freedom and opportunity of New York City found my own path as an individual. I have now, after 18 years away, returned to a new Milan to create a life with my Colombian-American wife and our children. We were drawn by the slower pace, a better quality of life, and the family oriented culture of Italy. Being able to navigate between cultures and places has widened my perception in many ways, my adaptability and understanding.
Being closer to the artisans I work with has certainly enriched and expanded my work. Balance between elements is something I seek in my practice of design as well as in life as we navigate the future.
I was introduced to meditation by my wife and muse Gabriella over ten years ago, right after starting my independent career. The stress of managing every aspect of the business had become overwhelming, and I couldn’t find the energy to design creatively.
Meditation allowed me to dive deep, and to find the peace and strength that I needed. It is now the practice that informs the idea behind my designs.
