LEONARDO MERCURIO

Leonardo Mercurio is a product designer born in 1985, graduating with honors in Product Design from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. Fascinated by the design culture and essential aesthetics of Japanese design, he gained his professional experience at Setsu & Shinobu Ito – Studio ITO Design, where he served as Project Manager for over ten years, overseeing the development of projects in the furniture, lighting, bathroom, and product design sectors. His design approach is born from the combination of functional rigor and attention to detail, aesthetic sensitivity and research into materials, with the aim of creating essential, long-lasting objects capable of establishing an authentic dialogue with people and spaces. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with leading Italian and international companies, including Conte Casa, Antonio Lupi, Materium, Meme Design, Riva1920, Désirée, Adrenalina, Lago, Guzzini, Lavazza, Hands on Design, FIAM Italia, Reggiani, and Giovanardi, developing products characterized by essential formal research, attention to detail, and innovative materials. His design work has been recognized through numerous international awards and selections. In 2015, he won Antonio Lupi Cristalplant Design Contest in the Young Designer category with Fe-Man, a freestanding washbasin with sculptural forms that became part of the company's collection. In 2017, he won the 4th Riva1920 Design Award with the Mademoiselle chair. In 2018, he won first prize in the Giovanardi / Sprech Agorà Design Textile Design Experience competition with Alvi, a collection of outdoor poufs developed in collaboration with mosaic artist Vera Belikova, in which the mosaic design interacts with the texture of the fabric through a refined interplay of inlays. In 2023, he was selected for the Archiproducts Design Awards longlist with the Tako bar cabinet and wardrobe designed for Conte Casa. In 2024, he received the iF Design Award in the Home Furniture category with the Tako bed, also designed for Conte Casa. In 2025, the Tako sofa, designed for Conte Casa, was selected for the Archiproducts Design Awards longlist.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION 2025 - Longlisted / Archiproducts Design Awards with Tako sofa, designed for Conte Casa 2025 - Most Innovative Furniture & Homeware Designer 2025 - LUXlife’sCreative and Visual Arts Awards 2025 2024 - Winner / IF Design Awards - Home Furniture with Tako Bed, designed for Conte Casa 2023 - Longlisted / Archiproducts Design Awards with Tako bar cabinet / wardrobe, designed for Conte Casa 2018 - Winner / Textile Design Experience 2018 / F.lli Giovanardi at Sprech Agorà Design, 1° Prize, category Textile/Irisun Living with the project  Alvi outdoor/indoor pouf 2017 - Winner / 4° Riva 1920 Design Award "Chair" - 2° Prize, category Over 26 with the project  Mademoiselle chair 2015 - Winner / Cristalpant Design Contest / Antonio Lupi - 1° Prize, category Young Designers with the projet Fe-Man washbasin

EXHIBITION 2019 - Agorà Design at Made Expo, with the project  Alvi outdoor/indoor pouf, Milan, Italy 2018 - Sprech Agorà Design, with the project  Alvi outdoor/indoor pouf, winner 1° Prize, category Textile/Irisun Living, Martano (LE), Italy

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