Francesco Rota

Francesco Rota is an Italian interior and product designer born in Milan in 1966. He graduated in product design from the Art Center College of Design in La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland, in 1994, and in 1998 opened his own studio in Viale Majno, Milan, where he works across furniture, lighting, showrooms, offices and private interiors.

His practice moves easily between scales. He has collaborated with Paola Lenti for almost three decades, shaping much of the brand’s indoor and outdoor collections, and has been creative director of Lapalma since 2013 and of Desalto since 2023. His products are made by Cassina IXC, Driade, Knoll International, Lema, Living Divani, Moroso, Oluce and Porro.