Ludovica+Roberto Palomba
Ludovica+Roberto Palomba, architects and designers, founded Palomba Serafini Associati in 1994.
Since 2003 Roberto Palomba has worked as part time lecturer at Milan Politechnic where he lectures in Industrial Design.
Palomba Serafini Associati develops projects for architecture, interior design, industrial design, design management, exhibition design, graphic design, art direction and marketing consulting. Ludovica+Roberto Palomba are currently responsible for the art direction of Ceramica Sant’Agostino, Elmar, Kos, Zucchetti.
They have been responsible for the art direction of Bosa, Flaminia, Iris, Schiffini.
Clients: Antolini, Bisazza, Boffi, Bonacina Pierantonio, Bosa, Brix, Cappellini,
Ceramica Sant’Agostino, Crassevig, De Vecchi, Dornbracht, Driade, Elmar,
Exteta, Fiam, Flaminia, Foscarini, Gandia Blasco, Hoesch, Kos, Laufen
Bathrooms AG, Lancia, Lema, Livi’t, Moroso, Nodus, Orizzonti, Poltrona
Frau, Rapsel, Salviati, Sawaya & Moroni, Schiffini, Skitsch, Swan, Technogym,
Tisettanta, Tronconi, Tubes, Valli&Valli, Viccarbe, When Objects Work,
Ycami, Zanotta, Zucchetti.
Palomba Serafini Associati’s main offices are in Milan.
Ludovica+Roberto Palomba alongside their more specifically design oriented activities, are also heavily involved in cultural activities.
Cultural Events
2009 Check it out, fuorisalone event_Salone del Mobile, Milan [Italy]
2009 Green Living, fuorisalone event_Salone del Mobile, Milan [Italy]
2006 Stock House Ideas_The design annual. Frankfurt [Germany]
2006 Aria e Acqua, fuorisalone event_Salone del Mobile, Milan [Italy]
2005 Colours_Cersaie, Bologna [Italy]
2005 Light_Abitare il tempo, Verona [Italy]
2005 Waterwords_Fundacio foto Colectania, Barcelona [Spain]
Waterwords _Galleria kult design, Madrid [Spain]
2005 Terra e fuoco, fuorisalone event_Salone del Mobile, Milan [Italy]
2005 Thermae_Salon du Meuble, Paris [France]
2004 I love_Galleria pack Milan [Italy]
2004 Loft_Abitare il tempo, Verona [Italy]
2004 Tortona 35, fuorisalone event_Salone del Mobile, Milan [Italy]
2003 La casa di pietra_Abitare il tempo, Verona [Italy]
2003 Walls 2, fuorisalone event_Salone del Mobile, Milan [Italy]
2001/2003 Italian design on tour
2000 Aperto vetro, Venice [Italy]
1998 Face, galleria del designer italiano, New York [USA]
1997 Fashion design, Florence [Italy]
1997 Adi under 35, Milan [Italy]
1993/2004 Cultural events as curators and designers_Abitare il tempo,
Verona [Italy]
Showrooms/Projects
Iris ceramica, Modena [Italy]
Rapsel, Milan [Italy]
Salotto Stendhal, Milan [Italy]
Awards
2010 Elle Decoration International Design award_Collection: Faraway / Zucchetti.Kos
2009 Red dot_communication design award [Germany] Faraway video (art direction) / Zucchetti.Kos
2009 Product Innovation Award_Bathroom Gold by Designer magazine [UK] product: Faraway/Vis-à-vis / Zucchetti.Kos
2009 Lamp of the year by Bo Bedre magazine [Denmark] product: fly fly / foscarini
2009 Design plus [Germany] product: lab 02/ kos
2008 Nomination Grandesign Design Etico International [Italy] product: tbt / tubes
2008 German Design Award [Germany] product: square / tubes
2007 Nomination German Design Award [Germany] product: geo line/ kos
2007 Interior Design’s Best of the Year Award [USA] product: melting shelf / rapsel
2007 Interior Design’s Best of the Year Award [USA] product: ole / crassevig
2007 Red dot [Germany] product: square / tubes
2007 Red dot [Germany] product: bacinella 08 / laufen
2007 Design plus [Germany] collection: geo line/ kos
2007 IF product design award [Germany] product_sh 01/02 / laufen
2006 Best Design [Italy] gioia casa_product: spezie / schiffini
2005 Cdim Prize Selection [Spain] product: jack / zanotta
2005 Red dot [Germany] product: bacinella 03 / laufen
2005 Red dot [Germany] product: consolle 01 / laufen
2005 Design plus [Germany] product: bacinella 03 / laufen
2005 Design plus [Germany] product: consolle 01 / laufen
2005 Design plus [Germany] product: grande / kos
2005 Design plus [Germany] product: floor / kos
2004 Ideo Bain Award [France] product: tatami / flaminia
2004 Compasso d’Oro Selection [Italy] product: tatami / flaminia
2003 “Best bathroom design” Elle Decoration UK, France and Italy
2001 Compasso d’Oro Selection [Italy] product twin column / flaminia
2001 Compasso d’Oro Selection [Italy] product: link / flaminia
2001 Design plus [Germany] product: link / flaminia
2001 Design plus [Germany] product: acquagrande / flaminia
1999 Young & design [Germany] product: anna / crassevig
------ Adi design index_various selections
Books
Ludovica + Roberto Palomba. Bathrooms. From inspiration
to lifestyle_Hatje Cantz Verlag. May 2007.
prizewinner IF communication design award 2007