About
Jacopo Foggini is a different kind of designer, positioned on the border between design and art. Born in Turin, his work stems from an encounter with polycarbonate produced in his family’s businesses, a material that became a revelation for him: imprisoned in an industrial context, he was deprived of the ability to express his own poetry. Since his debut at the 1997 Salone del Mobile, his career has been built on installations and one-of-a-kind pieces, handcrafted on all scales, along with a long-standing collaboration with Edra.
Each project is different, the fruit of an intuition that develops into reality, with a strong element of craftsmanship, freedom, and research. Polycarbonate, derived from petroleum—and therefore from what was once alive—is interpreted as a “living” material, capable of surviving time and undergoing its own aging process. Foggini works to ennoble the material, making it stable and long-lasting, in stark contrast to the idea of plastic as an ephemeral element. His work is grounded in a constant tension between technique and gesture: rigorous and expressive freehand drawing remains the first step in every project, a synthesis of proportion, space, and intuition.
The secret of his work lies in continuity: working with the same material as an infinite opportunity for evolution, unafraid to experiment, in a constant quest that fuels passion. The result is a work that combines memory and innovation, capable of restoring a poetic and timeless dimension to plastic.
Each project is different, the fruit of an intuition that develops into reality, with a strong element of craftsmanship, freedom, and research. Polycarbonate, derived from petroleum—and therefore from what was once alive—is interpreted as a “living” material, capable of surviving time and undergoing its own aging process. Foggini works to ennoble the material, making it stable and long-lasting, in stark contrast to the idea of plastic as an ephemeral element. His work is grounded in a constant tension between technique and gesture: rigorous and expressive freehand drawing remains the first step in every project, a synthesis of proportion, space, and intuition.
The secret of his work lies in continuity: working with the same material as an infinite opportunity for evolution, unafraid to experiment, in a constant quest that fuels passion. The result is a work that combines memory and innovation, capable of restoring a poetic and timeless dimension to plastic.
Biography
Jacopo Foggini, born in Turin, lives and works in Milan, his adopted city. Since he was a child, he showed a strong interest in methacrylate and polycarbonate, materials he approached through his family’s activity in the plastic industry in the automotive sector. He began experimenting with thermoplastic resins outside of serial production, creating unique pieces and luminous installations with evocative capacities that transcend the dichotomy of art and design, making him one of the most eclectic protagonists in the design world.
Since his debut in 1997 with an installation for Romeo Gigli’s space in Milan, dear friend and mentor, his career milestones have included projects and exhibitions in galleries, museums, and institutions worldwide. For years, he has participated in the Milano Design Week, creating monumental installations in the city’s most prestigious settings. From his debut to the present day, he has realized over a hundred exhibitions, installations, and special projects worldwide, leading him to collaborate with international architectural firms and interior design studios, creating unique and oversized works. In narrating his story, Jacopo Foggini has envisioned and created numerous personal collections that represent a unique vision in the world of lighting design, increasingly sought after in custom variations: the artisanal nature of his workshop has given life to gigantic and unique chandeliers that have become works capable of elegantly dominating both a futuristic attic in Singapore and a seventeenth-century noble villa.
In addition to private projects, his works are part of the history of prestigious international institutions such as the Carrousel du Louvre, the Centre Pompidou, the Turin Olympic Games, the Bagatti-Valsecchi Museum in Milan, the Musée d’Orsay, the Milan Triennale, the Haus der Musik in Vienna, the Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, the Shanghai Expo Museum, and the Gandhi Museum inmNew Delhi. His works are also part of the permanent collections of the Quirinale Palace of the Italian Republic and the Monza Royal Palace. Since 2009, with the Capriccio table, he has collaborated with Edra, producing unique pieces such as the luminous armchair Alice, for the “Edra in Wonderland” collection, followed by the chair “Nel blu dipinto di blu,” designed exclusively for the Musée d’Orsay in Paris.
This led to the creation of the iconic chairs Ella, Gina, and Gilda B., dedicated to his dear friend Gilda Bojardi, creator of the “FuoriSalone” event, with whom Jacopo Foggini has created some of his most striking installations. In 2021, he designed the outdoor collection A’Mare, presented at the Milano Design Week and winner of the “Elle Decor Edida International Award 2022” and the “Wallpaper Magazine Best Disappearing Act Award 2023”. The wide family of projects, born from the long collaboration with Edra, is enriched every year with new works, all rigorously handmade with Renaissance care. In 2023, Jacopo Foggini began collaborating with the company Dott. Gallina of Turin for the innovative use of polycarbonate in the realization of one of the most ambitious contemporary architectural projects on a global scale.
In 2024 he designed the collection The Rivers, 8 unprecedented large-scale chandeliers, installed in the splendid courtyard of Palazzo Durini in Milan during Design Week. Simultaneously, he participated in the exhibition at the University of Milan for the Salone del Mobile with Tandem, a 4-meter- tall chandelier made of thousands of magenta pink and transparent polycarbonate sticks. In September 2024 Jacopo Foggini won the Dual International Design Competition, designing the new administrative building in Tirana, Albania, together with Coldefy and Atelier4 studios.
In November 2024 he participated in Downtown Design Dubai with a stand dedicated to Monolite, a project in which polycarbonate becomes a material for architectural innovation. In December 2024 he created three artisanal bottles inspired by the 20th century master Giorgio Morandi for the Around Morandi exhibition and charity auction, presented in March 2025 at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. In June 2025 he will be a Testimonial of Italian design at the Italian Design Day 2025 in Tokyo.
Since his debut in 1997 with an installation for Romeo Gigli’s space in Milan, dear friend and mentor, his career milestones have included projects and exhibitions in galleries, museums, and institutions worldwide. For years, he has participated in the Milano Design Week, creating monumental installations in the city’s most prestigious settings. From his debut to the present day, he has realized over a hundred exhibitions, installations, and special projects worldwide, leading him to collaborate with international architectural firms and interior design studios, creating unique and oversized works. In narrating his story, Jacopo Foggini has envisioned and created numerous personal collections that represent a unique vision in the world of lighting design, increasingly sought after in custom variations: the artisanal nature of his workshop has given life to gigantic and unique chandeliers that have become works capable of elegantly dominating both a futuristic attic in Singapore and a seventeenth-century noble villa.
In addition to private projects, his works are part of the history of prestigious international institutions such as the Carrousel du Louvre, the Centre Pompidou, the Turin Olympic Games, the Bagatti-Valsecchi Museum in Milan, the Musée d’Orsay, the Milan Triennale, the Haus der Musik in Vienna, the Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, the Shanghai Expo Museum, and the Gandhi Museum inmNew Delhi. His works are also part of the permanent collections of the Quirinale Palace of the Italian Republic and the Monza Royal Palace. Since 2009, with the Capriccio table, he has collaborated with Edra, producing unique pieces such as the luminous armchair Alice, for the “Edra in Wonderland” collection, followed by the chair “Nel blu dipinto di blu,” designed exclusively for the Musée d’Orsay in Paris.
This led to the creation of the iconic chairs Ella, Gina, and Gilda B., dedicated to his dear friend Gilda Bojardi, creator of the “FuoriSalone” event, with whom Jacopo Foggini has created some of his most striking installations. In 2021, he designed the outdoor collection A’Mare, presented at the Milano Design Week and winner of the “Elle Decor Edida International Award 2022” and the “Wallpaper Magazine Best Disappearing Act Award 2023”. The wide family of projects, born from the long collaboration with Edra, is enriched every year with new works, all rigorously handmade with Renaissance care. In 2023, Jacopo Foggini began collaborating with the company Dott. Gallina of Turin for the innovative use of polycarbonate in the realization of one of the most ambitious contemporary architectural projects on a global scale.
In 2024 he designed the collection The Rivers, 8 unprecedented large-scale chandeliers, installed in the splendid courtyard of Palazzo Durini in Milan during Design Week. Simultaneously, he participated in the exhibition at the University of Milan for the Salone del Mobile with Tandem, a 4-meter- tall chandelier made of thousands of magenta pink and transparent polycarbonate sticks. In September 2024 Jacopo Foggini won the Dual International Design Competition, designing the new administrative building in Tirana, Albania, together with Coldefy and Atelier4 studios.
In November 2024 he participated in Downtown Design Dubai with a stand dedicated to Monolite, a project in which polycarbonate becomes a material for architectural innovation. In December 2024 he created three artisanal bottles inspired by the 20th century master Giorgio Morandi for the Around Morandi exhibition and charity auction, presented in March 2025 at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. In June 2025 he will be a Testimonial of Italian design at the Italian Design Day 2025 in Tokyo.
