Alumni
Giovanni Levanti

Giovanni Levanti

Master's in Product Design

Year of Graduation: 1984

Current role: Designer

Country: Italy

Giovanni Levanti is a Milan based professional, born in Palermo in 1956. He received his degree in Architecture from University of Palermo in 1983 and in 1984 he moved to Milan where he attended his Master in Industrial Design at Domus Academy. From 1985 to 1990 he collaborated with Andrea Branzi’s studio.

In 1991 he founded his own studio. He collaborates with Campeggi, Cassina, Diamantini & Domeniconi, Domodinamica, Edra, Foscarini, Marutomi, Memphis, Nagano, Pallucco Italia, Salviati, Serafino Zani, Twergi-Alessi. Some of his products and designs have been selected for prestigious international exhibition such as: Design una storia italiana (Rome, Turin, 2011), Le fabbriche dei sogni (Milan 2011) Abitare l’Utopia (Verona, 2010), Quali cose siamo (Milan 2010),1978-2008 Made in ItalyBrazilian Design Biennal (Brasilia, 2008), Il Modo Italiano (Montreal, 2007, Toronto, Rovereto), 1945-2000-Il Design in Italia-100 oggetti (Seoul, 2001, Beijing, Shanghai, traveling exhibition), Il Design Italiano 1964-1990 (Milan, 1996) La Fabbrica Estetica (Paris, 1993) Capitales Europennes du Noveau Design (Paris, 1991) Creativitalia (Tokyo) Dodici Nuovi – Memphis (Milan, 1986).

Some of his objects are exhibited in the design collection at Triennale di Milano, at the Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal and at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. He was awarded the Premio Palermo Design Week 2007 and Design Plus Prize 2000 at Messe Frankfurt Exhibition amongst others. He was selected for the XXII Premios de Disegno cDIM Professionales 2004 in Valencia and for the XIX Premio Compasso d’Oro ADI 2001 in Milan.

In 2010 Beppe Finessi curated a dedicated exhibition at Docva-Careof-Via Farini at Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan.

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ECTS: 60 or 90

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ECTS: 24

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