Designers

Marco Merendi & Diego Vencato

Marco Merendi began his career collaborating with the Minardi Formula 1 and Honda Gresini teams, with Studio Cerri & Associati, and with Artemide R&D, before expanding his practice into architecture and design. He has taught at the Scuola Politecnica di Design (SPD) in Milan and designs for Lavazza, FontanaArte, Viabizzuno (Design Plus 2002), Davide Groppi, Paola Lenti, Agape (Stylepark Award 2020), Rapsel, Elmar, Pedrali, and iGuzzini. His work has been featured in leading publications such as Interni, Elle Decor, and Casabella.
Diego Vencato integrates cultural and technological research to create products and spaces with emotional depth and a timeless language. His work spans product design, interior design, visual identity, and art direction for brands such as Agape (Stylepark Award 2020), Elmar (Archiproducts Design Awards 2020), Gypsum, iGuzzini, MDF Italia, Pedrali, and Samsung. His projects have been published in Abitare, Domus, AD, Interni, and Wallpaper*.

Huub Ubbens

Born in the Netherlands and currently living in France, Huub studied design at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. A former head of design at Artemide and Danese Milano, he approaches design from an anthropological perspective, always seeking to build a bridge between the ancient and the contemporary.
In his view, the primary role of the designer is to continually refine our perceptions. In this sense, objects should be somewhat imperfect, because this allows us to keep discovering something new in them, enabling deeper interaction and fostering a lasting connection.
Since 2005, Studio Huub Ubbens has worked for clients in Italy, France, Japan, China, and the United States, handling both product design and lighting design.