C'è qualcosa di più grande delle differenze tra noi due: la stessa
prospettiva sul fare e pensare il design italiano.

There's something stronger than the differences between the two of us: the same
perspective on making and thinking the Italian design.

The Studio

Il mondo del progetto indagato attraverso un approccio creativo in cui l’immaginazione conta quanto il rigore funzionale ed il controllo in tutte le fasi realizzative. Così dal 2006 Fabio Calvi e Paolo Brambilla lavorano insieme ad architetture d’interni (residenze private, uffici e negozi), allestimenti e
design del prodotto.

In un panorama creativo in cui le tendenze portano all’uniformità del senso estetico, la personalità dello studio Calvi Brambilla si esprime sempre a sorpresa, ponendo al centro il racconto e comunicando con la massima efficacia i prodotti.
Dal 2019 Fabio Calvi e Paolo Brambilla sono stati nominati Design Curator di Flos, azienda di illuminazione di design. Dal 2023 ricoprono il ruolo di Art Director del brand storico Zanotta.

The world of the project is investigated through a creative approach in which imagination matters as much as the functional rigor and control in all the implementation phases. Since 2006, Fabio Calvi and Paolo Brambilla work together with interior architecture (private residences, offices and shops), setups and product design.

In a creative landscape where trends lead to the uniformity of the aesthetic sense, the personality of the Calvi Brambilla studio is always expressed by surprise, placing the client at the center of the story and communicating its products and history with maximum efficiency.
Since 2019 Fabio Calvi and Paolo Brambilla have been nominated Design Curator of the lighting company Flos. In 2023 they have been appointed Art Director of the historical brand Zanotta.

Fabio Calvi e
Paolo Brambilla

Fabio Calvi (1969) ha studiato architettura a Milano e Londra. Dopo aver collaborato con Gianfranco Frattini e con Ferruccio Laviani, ha aperto il proprio studio nel 2004.

Paolo Brambilla (1973) ha studiato architettura a Milano e Barcellona. Dal 2005 per nove anni ha tenuto un corso di Design degli Interni al Politecnico di Milano. È stato Consigliere dell'Ordine degli Architetti di Milano dal 2013 al 2017.

Fabio Calvi (1969) studied architecture in Milan and London. After collaborations with Gianfranco Frattini and Ferruccio Laviani, he opened his own studio in 2004.

Paolo Brambilla (1973) studied architecture in Milan and Barcelona. From 2005 to 2013 he teached Interior Design at the Polytechnic University of Milan. He was a Councilor of the Chambers of Architects of Milan from 2013 to 2017.

Team

Beatrice Andina
architect

Lorenzo Bortoluzzi
product designer

Luca Cotini
interior designer

Angelo Di Matteo
architect

Maurizio Diraco
interior designer

Carlotta Montagna
interior designer

Emma Neri
interior designer

Marisa Rotolo
engineer

Marinella Ventura
studio manager

past collaborators: Martina Acetti / Cinzia Ferraroli / Saverio Incombenti / Salvatore Massone / Roberta Rota / Giulia Suardi / Alessia Interlandi / Francesca Maestri

Awards & Publications

2021 - ADI Design Index
We are pleased to announce that the Design Holding fair booth designed for Salone del Mobile 2019 has been selected by the ADI Design Index 2020

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2020 - German Design Awards
#PedraliPalaceofWonders stand, designed by Calvi Brambilla for the Salone del Mobile 2019, has been awarded by German Design Council with the GOLD best recognition in the Excellent Architecture - Fair and Exhibition category.

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2019 - Good Design Awards
The coffee table collection Baio designed by Calvi Brambilla for Pianca, which stood out in the category furniture 2019 for its innovative design, wins the Good Design Awards 2019, the oldest and most important international design recognition.

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2019 - ADI Design Index
Antoniolupi fair booth and the showroom designed by Calvi Brambilla have been selected by the ADI Design Index 2019, the first volume of the biennal cycle that collects Italian excellence in design production, preselected to compete for the Compasso d'Oro Award 2020.

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2019 - German Design Award
#PedraliGoodIdeas stand designed by Calvi Brambilla for Pedrali at Salone del Mobile 2018 is the Winner of Excellent Communications Design Fair and Exhibition category.
This is the jury statement: "The risers rimmed by light bulbs recall the footlight illumination in theatres. A lovely idea that not only interprets the symbolism of the light bulb in a novel manner, but also puts the products in the limelight."

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2018 - ADI Design Index
Soft Walls, the fair booth designed by Calvi Brambilla for Flos at Salone del Mobile 2017, has been selected by the ADI Design Index 2018, the first volume of the biennal cycle that collects Italian excellence in design production, preselected to compete for the Compasso d'Oro Award 2020.

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2018 - Iconic Awards
#PedraliGoodIdeas wins the Innovative Architecture Selection.

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2018 - Interni Icon Architects
Calvi Brambilla studio has been selected between the 100 icon architects - serie oro 2018, for architecture/interiors/products.

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2017 - Salone del Mobile Milano Award
Soft Walls, Flos stand designed by Calvi Brambilla at Salone del Mobile 2017, is the Winner of the Best Display Award.

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2017 - Good Design Awards
Ettore, the table designed by Calvi Brambilla for Pianca, wins the Good Design Award, an industrial design program organized by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, in cooperation with the European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design an Urban Studies.

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2017 - Archiproducts Design Awards
Bahia, the sunbed designed for Varaschin, is the Winner 2017

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2016 - ADI Design Index
Zanotta Stand designed by Calvi Brambilla for the 2015 Salone del Mobile, created for the presentation of the book dedicated to the one hundred and one most significant design pieces of the brand, has been selected in the Design for communication category by the ADI Design Index 2015.

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2015 - Cassina LC 50
The winning project by Calvi Brambilla studio was chosen for “its contemporary and poetic interpretation of the product which highlights Cassina’s constructive capacity and the fundamental principles of the Modern Movement” according to the verdict of the panel chaired by the architect Mario Bellini.

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2015 - Segnalazione alla Medaglia d'Oro all'Architettura Italiana
Flos 50, the exhibition installation designed by Calvi Brambilla for Flos in 2012 and lasted for just one night, has been selected by Triennale di Milano for the Gold Medal for Italian Architecture in the Exhibit Design category.