Roberto Paoli

Roberto Paoli is an Italian architect and designer born in Ancona and based in Milan. He graduated in architecture from the University of Florence in 1994 and turned to furnishing accessories and lighting, working with simple geometries and thin sections that leave glass, metal and light to carry the object.

His catalogue includes the Cuma lamp family for Artemide, the Tru lamp for Nemo Lighting, curved-glass mirrors and tables for Fiam Italia, pieces for Ligne Roset and, more recently, the Gesta and Self cookware for TVS and seating for Midj, whose Officina delle Idee counts him among its designers. In 2002 he opened Seminato Mercadante in Milan, a space that serves both as his studio and as an exhibition room.