Valerio Sommella
Was born in Cortona in 1980. Graduated cum laude from the Politecnico of Milan in 2004, started working with Stefano Giovannoni. In 2007 he left Milan and moved to Amsterdam where he joined Marcel Wanders’ team until, in 2009, decides to start his own design studio. Once back in Italy he settles down in Milan where he designs products in different design fields, from furniture to consumer electronic goods for both Italian and international clients. He is also a design lecturer at Istituto Marangoni in Milan.