Leonardo Rossano
Architect and designer, he graduated in ’91 in Florence, where he resides. In the 90s he collaborated with architect Claudio Nardi’s studio designing for private residences, public spaces, and boutiques including leading Italian designers like Dolce & Gabbana, G. Ferrè e Valentino. Since ’98 he has been a freelance designer of furniture, furnishing complements, exhibition space, and company image communication.
His client list includes TMA, Lapalma, R. F. Yamakawa, and True Design. For Clerprem, he worked as an art director overseeing the design of seats and components for trains. After completing his thesis, he was a teaching assistant of Prof. Robert Segoni in the course of “Industrial Design” before becoming a teacher himself lecturing for the Bachelor of Fashion Design in Florence until ’09. The subjects he taught included “Furniture Design Product” and “Theory and History of Industrial Design”.

He currently teaches Furniture Design at the Florence Institute of Design International.