Alessandro Busana – HOLE Designstudio

Alessandro Busana was born in Padova in 1977 and founded HOLE Designstudio there in 2009, after graduating from Scuola Italiana Design and taking part in workshops for Rollerblade, Fila, Whirlpool, Alfa Romeo, Chicco, Roncato and Alessi. His early work was exhibited at national and international events before he turned to objects for the home and contract sector.

He has designed for Pedrali, Bonaldo, Bosa, Gaber, Roche Bobois, Plast Collection and Normann Copenhagen, and launched the Smooth Plane and Stuf Design brands during Milan Design Week. His Basket Chair won the Interior Innovation Award, iF Gold and a Good Design award in 2015, Blanket won Good Design again in 2018, and he now also teaches at Scuola Italiana Design.