Massimo Iosa Ghini will speak about his work, dedicated to the sustainability of “today.” He will lead the audience on a technical discovery of Italian ceramic tiles and the cutting edge solutions to meet the most daring challenges of contemporary, sustainable architecture.
Biography of Speaker/Presenter:
Massimo Iosa Ghini founded the Bolidismo Group and was part of the Memphis Group with Ettore Sottass. His design and architectural works have received important honorable mentions including that of the Compasso D’Oro Award ADI, and various awards including the Good Design Award by the Chicago Athenaeum, the Red Dot Award and the iF Product Design Award, Germany, the Roscoe Award, USA, the IAI AWARD Green Design Global Award and the IAI Awards, Shanghai, China. In 2013 the most important institution of Italian project, the Triennale di Milano, dedicated an entire anthology to his 30-year professional career, from the beginning to the sustainable present.