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Philippe Nigro
Web:
www.philippenigro.com
Biografia:
Nasce nel 1975 a Nice in Francia. Studia Design a Antibes, Lione e Parigi. Dal 1999 é designer freelance e collaboratore dello studio De Lucchi dove partecipa a progetti di product design, mobili, lampade, interni, scenografie e allestimenti per aziende italiane e internazionali. Parallelamente realizza progetti propri per Nube Italia, Felicerossi. Dal 2005, alcuni suoi progetti di ricerca sono sostenuti dal VIA che gli permette di realizzare lo scaffale Spiral, i contenitori Cross-unit prodotti da Sintesi, i divani Intersection, le sedie Twin-Chairs e il basamento per tavolo Universal Base, prototipi che raggiungono le collezioni del Centre Pompidou. Nel 2009 i divani Intersection segnano l’inizio della collaborazione con Ligne Roset che le produce come Confluences e vince il concorso Young & Design 2009 e il Red Dot Best of the Best 2009, entrando così nelle collezioni del Fondo Nazionale d’Arte Contemporanea Francese.
Biography:
Philippe Nigro was born in 1975, in Nice, France, and went on to study Design in Antibes, Lyon and Paris. Since 1999, he has been a freelance designer, collaborating closely with the De Lucchi practice, where he participates in the design of products, furniture, lamps, interiors, sets and backs for Italian and international companies. In parallel, he designs his own pieces for Nube Italia and Felicerossi. Since 2005, some of his research projects have been supported by the VIA, which has enabled him to create the Spiral staircase, the Cross-unit containers (manufactured by Sintesi), the Intersection sofas, the Twin-Chairs and the Universal Base table plinth (the prototypes of which are included in the Pompidou Centre's collections). In 2009, his Intersection sofas marked the start of his partnership with Ligne Roset, which produces them under the name Confluences. These sofas won Nigro the Young & Design competition and the Red Dot 'Best of the Best' award in 2009, and were subsequently added to the French National Fund for Contemporary Art collection.
