Gustavo Martini , Brazil.
Awarded as Next Generation Designer of The Year 2017 by Wallpaper* and Officine Panerai, Gustavo Martini was born in Rio de Janeiro – Brazil. As he has lived the majority of his life there, Martini has a strong sense of connection with the city in which he believes combines two contrasting worlds: the metropolis with all the chaos and vertical grey landscape together with the surrounding rain forest and hidden waterfalls. His creations explores these contrasts and carries these mixed realities. By working with a strong identity, he has being known by his ability to produce either products or art installations worldwide. His greatest passion is to create, with complete freedom of expression. Martini explores concepts, forms and volumes to create a stripped experimental language that creates an unique style that can be easily recognized.
On 2016 Gustavo Martini transfered his studio to Milan after completing a Master graduation at Istituto Marangoni where he also became the design school I’M ambassador. On his lasts accomplishments we find collaborations with Giulio Cappellini, the exhibition of his first sculpture in Venice Arsenale, participation in Art dealing markets like Piasa and special location such as noble Floridi Doria Pamphilj family palace and also presented an installation for Alcantara company in the renowned MAXXI museum in Rome.
EXHIBITIONS, SEMINARS AND AWARDS
2024
– Exhibition Technogym for Unicef, London Design Festival (London)
– Exhibition Technogym for Unicef, 3 days of Design (Copenhagen)
– Exhibition Italic, A&A and Sicurema, Durini Design Distric (Milan)
– Exhibition Salone Satellite 25, Triennale (Milan)
– Commissioned Exhibition No Code, Super Studio (Milan)
– Exhibition Technogym for Unicef, Durini Design Distric (Milan)
2023
– Seminar about new technologies, Wella Group(Rome)
– Seminar Inspirations, Istituto Marangoni (Milan)
– Social media collaboration with Oppo and Queeboo (Milan)
– Commissioned Exhibition The Sense of Touch, Enovia, Super Studio (Milan)
– Exhibition Mirage expansion, Dubai Design Week(Dubai)
– Exhibition Mirage expansion, Durini Design Distric (Milan)
– Tutoring on Chistiakov and Branca award winning project for Carpanelli
2022
– Award Tutor of the year, Istituto Marangoni(Milan)
– Jury for Isola design Distric competition (Milan)
– Jury for MMAwards Product Design category (Milan)
– Permanent Exhibition, EDGE at Salone Satellite Permanent (Brianza)
– Exhibition NFT for Cappellini, IBM Studios (Milan)
– Exhibition Hiatus for Nodus Rug, Brera Design District- DW(Milan)
2021
– Award Best Authentic Product Design Firm – Northern Italy, Build Magazine
– Exhibition O table, Cosentino (Milan)
– Exhibition Homeing, Creative-cork (Lisbon)
– Commissioned Exhibition for Marimar, Marmomac(Verona)
– Exhibition Convivium, Marimar (Milan)
– Commissioned Exhibition for Alessi, Durini Design Distric (Milan)
– Exhibition Weplanet, 100 globes for a sustainable future (Milan)
2020
– Seminar Politecnico di Milano (Milano)
– Seminar, Design Forum D’N’A, 5Vie(Milan)
– Exhibition Binoculars for Nossa Casa, Museu da Casa Brasileira (São Paulo)
– Digital Seminar Get to know Brazilian Furniture
– Digital Seminar Connect Arch Summit, Eliane/ Decortiles (Brazil)
– Digital Seminar Unigran Master course University (Brazil)
– Round table, future of the office spaces supported, Arper (Milan)
– Commissioned exhibition, Memphis in Via Durini (Milan)
– Exhibition Binoculars for Nossa Casa, Duch Design Week(Holand)
– Exhibition Collect, Somerset House(London)
– Tutoring on Owen Pradiptag, award winning project for Tabu, Ideas x Wood
2019
– Exhibition Raw, Mint Gallery (London)
– Exhibition Brazilian Sitting, Berlin Design Week (Berlin)
– Seminar about the Prisma project in the Istituto Marangoni (Milan)
– Exhibition Brazilian Sitting, Barcelona design week (Bacelona)
– Exhibition Eloquentia, Contemporary Cluster (Rome)
– Exhibition Italic, Carte Scoperte (Milan)
– Exhibition Handmade, Compasso for Wallpaper* (Milan)
– Exhibition Essentially Diverse, Museo della permanent (Milan)
– Exhibition Prisma, Salone Satellite (Milan)
– Exhibition Mimesis, Refin Studio (Milan)
2018
–Award Best Designs of 2018 by Wallpaper*(London)
– Exhibition Prisma, Moscow Design Week (Moscow)
– Seminar Brera Design Days, italgraniti (Milan)
– Exhibition Frio, Bolsa de Arte Gallery (São Paulo)
– Exhibition Arti, High Design (São Paulo)
– Exhibition Elon, Rabieh Gallery (São Paulo)
– Seminar IM Design Talks, LDF (London)
– Trans-form for the Mint 20th anniversary (London)
– Seminar for the openning of the Raiz exhibition – Brazilian Embassy (London)
– Exhibition Brazilian Seating, London Design Festival (London)
– Exhibition Nossa Casa, Museu da Casa Brasileira (São Paulo)
– Ambassador I’M, Istituto Marangoni (Milan)
– Exhibition Tenere for Rio+Design, Maroncelli District (Milan)
– Exhibition Nossa Casa, Maroncelli District (Milan)
– Exhibition Brazilian Seating, Maroncelli District (Milan)
– Exhibition Marble Stories, Galleria Giuseppe Pero(Milan)
– Exhibition Hus&Dimora, Palazzo Litta (Milan)
– Exhibition Cappellini + Orsoni, SuperStudio (Milan)
– Exhibition Brazil S/A, Hotel Bianca (Milan)
– Exhibition Collect, Saatchi Gallery (London)
– Seminar opening Design Week, Alma Gallery (Stockholm)
– Exhibition Stockholm Design Week, Alma Gallery (Stockholm)
– Exhibition ADA, Palazzo Doria Pamphilj (Rome)
2017
– Next Generation Designer of the Year Award by Wallpaper* and Panerai
– Exhibition Collezione Familiare, 5Vie (Milan)
– Art auction Piasa (Paris)
– Exhibition Design Week Out (Shanghai)
– Exhibition Rio+Design, Semana design Rio (Rio de Janeiro)
– Commissioned exhibition for Ceramiche Caesar for German Fair (Germany)
– Exhibition Luminates at Mint Gallery, London Design Festival (London)
– Exhibition Le Off at Paris Design Week (Paris)
– Exhibition Laguna Art Prize, Arsenale (Venice)
– Exhibition Brazilian Furniture, Brazilian Embassy (Rome)
– Seminar at the Brazilian Embassy (Rome)
– Shopping Leblon, Semana de Design (Rio de Janeiro)
– Exhibition The Grove, Salone Satellite (Milan)
– Exhibition Amazon Young design Store, Salone del Mobile (Milan)
– Exhibition AuCap at Palazzo Litta – DW (Milan)
– Exhibition Brazil S/A at Università degli Studi (Milan)
– Exhibition Prisma Group at Salone Satellite, MDW (Milan)
– Exhibition Salone Satellite Permanent Collection (Milan)
– Exhibition Alcantara Local Icons at MAXXI Museum (Rome)
– Exhibition Operae Design Fair (Torino)
– Exhibition Casa Canvas Gallery in Villa Borromeo(Carate Brianza)
2016
– Brazil S/A at Università degli Studi (Milan)
– Istituto Marangoni Degree show scenography Design Week (Milan)
– Seminar for Istituto Marangoni Design School for Product Design course
– Exhibition at Mint Gallery, London Design Festival (London)
– Art Auction Base zero (Milan)
– Exhibition Edge in Istituto Marangoni (Milan)
– Exhibition Rio+Design, Via Tortona (Milan)
– Exhibition, Edge at Salone Satellite (Milan)
2015
– Istituto Marangoni Degree Show (Milan)
– Exhibition Rio+Design, Semana design Rio (Rio de Janeiro)
– Exhibition Ritho for Flaminia, Brera (Milan)
– Exhibition at Art Rio (Rio de Janeiro)
– Exhibition Brazil S/A at Università degli Studi (Milan)
2014
– Assento no design (Niteroi)
– Exhibition Rio+Design, Design Week (Rio de Janeiro)
– Exhibition with Mac Moveis, Design Weekend SP(São Paulo)
– Exhibition Novo design brasileiro, Wish Casa (Sao Paulo)
– Exhibition Rio+Design at Via Tortona (Milan)
2013
– Award finalist and exhibition in Casa Brasil, Salão Design (Bento Gonçalves)
– Casa Cor, Leo di Caprio (São Paulo)
– Shopping Leblon, Woody, Semana de Design (Rio de Janeiro)
– Exhibition Brazilian Art, Miami Art week (Miami)
– Exhibition Rio + Design, Semana de Design (Rio de Janeiro)
– Exhibition Intervenções, MAM Store (Rio de Janeiro)
2012
– IDEA Brasil Award, Asta+Coca-Cola (São Paulo)
– Brazil S/A, Palazzo Giureconsulti (Milan)
– Instituto Thomie Ohtake , Design Weekend (São Paulo)
– Bienal Brasileira de Design (Curitiba)
– Design exhibition in Casa Cor, Bar All Black (São Paulo)
– Design exhibition Rio+Design (Rio de Janeiro)
– Design exhibition Salone Satellite with Puc-Rio (Milan)
– Asta + Coca-Cola exhibition by Casa Claudia(Milan)
– Asta + Coca-Cola social project (Rio de Janeiro)
2011
– IDEA Brasil Award, Tricycle Woody (São Paulo)
– CIETEP (Curitiba)
– Conjunto Nacional (São Paulo)
2010
– Expo Design (Rio de Janeiro)
– Semana de arquitetura e design (Rio de Janeiro)