Francesco Cantini

Francesco Cantini is an industrial designer born in Pisa in 1991 and based in Florence. He graduated with honours in Design at the Libera Accademia di Belle Arti in 2016, then completed a master’s degree with honours in 2018, presenting a thesis on experimental materials.

After a period abroad at Harrison Design and a collaboration with Mantellassi 1926, he now works at the Design for Sustainability Laboratory in Florence. His portfolio moves between product, graphic and spatial design, with projects for Driade, Riva 1920, Endèmica, Seguso Gianni and Nuova Pasquini & Bini, plus visual identities and an exhibition on Marco Zanuso. He has won competitions including the Riva 1920 Design Contest.