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Marco Piva, Italian architect, interior designer and product designer, was born in Milan in 1952.
He graduated in architecture at Politecnico di Milano and founded STUDIODADA in 1978, that was one of the main design offices of the radical period.[1] In 1984 he opens his own brand, Studio Marco Piva, with activities ranging from large architectural projects for tourist facilities, to interior design and finally industrial design.
From 1987 to 1990 was member of the Presidential Board of Associazione per il Disegno Industriale (ADI)[2] , the Industrial Design Association. In 1987, Marco Piva also founded IDA, International Design Agency[3], an Italian interface for a World Design Network system.
In 2001, a variety of experiences in strategic consulting in the field of design and hotel hospitality culminated in consulting with the hospitality division of * (Italian) Federlegno - Arredo. In 2002, “Atelier Design” was established, the Studio’s atelier which was created as a centre for industrial design research and development.
Meantime, this remarkable activity has been combined with teaching positions at universities and design institutes both in Italy and abroad, and the organisation of the post-graduate Master’s degree program at the Politecnico di Milano[4], the Polytechnic School of Design[5] and the Istituto Europeo di Design[6] in Milan.
He is currently active in many project.
Osaka Gas Corporation Ltd. “Building”– Osaka, 1992
Hotel dei Cavalieri Milan, 2004 [7]– Milan
Hotel Carrobbio – Milan, 1999
Eurocongressi Hotel – Cavaion – Verona, 2000
Starhotel Michelangelo – Florence
Lowry Hotel - Manchester
Laguna Terminal, Laguna Palace & Laguna Suites – Venice Mestre, 2001
Palace Hotel Congress Centre – Como
Port Palace – Monaco, 2002
T Hotel – Cagliari (Sardinia, Italy), 2004[8] Foto
Sicis The Art Factory – Milan, 2004 [10]
Hotel Exedra (suites)[11] – Rome (Italy)
Le Terrazze - Carità di Villorba, Treviso (Italy), 2011
Oceana Hotel - Dubai, 2009
High Performance Sloop – The Netherlands
Hotel Tower – Bologne (Italy), 2007
Move Hotel - Mogliano Veneto (Italy), 2011 (interior design)
Net Center – Padua
Tiara Hotel – Dubai
Porto Residential Complex (concept) – Dubai, In progress
Club Med – Caprera, Sardinia (Italy), in progress
Hotel Excelsior Gallia, Milan, opening 2012 (architectural project)
Beijing Feng-Tai, concept design, masterplan, 2011
Landesgewerbemt Museum - Stuttgart
Design Center - Cologne
Kortrijk Design Biennale Interieur - Kortrijk
European Community Design Prize - Seville
Una Camera per l’Europa - Genoa
Contract World Award – Hannover
The European Hotel Design Awards - London
Hospitality Award 2009 – [12] Innovation
Best Communicator Award, Marmomacc 2010, Verona [13]
ADI Design Index 2011 for the design of MGM Furnari[14]
Light Hours - Salon du Meuble, Paris
Marco Piva Designs for Tomorrow – Host, Milan
Design Bar, Il Caos Felice – Sia Guest, Rimini
Sicis Teatro, L’arte dell’abitare tra materia e luce – CRT Teatro dell’Arte, Milan, 2006
Marco Piva Notebook Design Party – Teatro dell’Arte, I Saloni 2008, Milano
Interni Design Energies – Limitless Color Tower – "University of Milan"
Beauty Cave – Interni Think Tank – Università degli Studi di Milano [15]
La mano del Designer – disegni di Marco Piva – Villa Necchi Campiglio – Triennale Bovisa, Milano
Marmomacc Meets Design “Irregolare Eccezionale” – Marmomacc 2010, Verona Fiere
Tron Designs Corian – Milan Furniture Fair 2011 [16]
A Project
Altreforme
Arpa
Bross Italia
Corinto
Deko Collezioni[17]
Ege
Iradium
La Murrina[19]
Leucos[20]
Meritalia
Moroso
Novello
Pedrali[21]
Potacco
Rapsel
Reflex
Rubinetterie Stella[22]
Uno Più
Vda [23]
Valpra[24]
Zonca