Leonardo Rossano
Born in Taranto in 1963, he graduated in Architecture in 1991 at Florence University , disputing a graduation thesis of Industrial Design ,supervisor professor Roberto Segoni, whose teacher assistant he is until 1997.
From ‘92 to ‘98 he collaborated in arch. Claudio Nardi’s studio, taking part to design projects, interior design and co-ordinated imagine projects for boutiques owned by some stylists such as Dolce & Gabbana, G. Ferrè e Valentino.
Since1998 he has been a free-lance professional designer of pieces of furniture and furnishing complements, working with fair stands and company communication and image as well. Among the clients: Alivar, La Palma,TMA, RF- Yamakawa . He was the art director for “Clerpem”, manifacturer of seats and components for trains and cars, from 2000 to 2001, developing several projects of train seats. Besides he is an interior designer and architect and a professor in the fashion design degree course at Florence University, where he teaches subjects such as Furnishing product design and Theory and History of industrial design.