The Art of Lingering
9/3/2024
Pedrali outdoor furniture is inspired by the natural beauty of Italian landscapes. They carry the flair of Mediterranean sunny spots – and transform outdoor spaces into places of serene harmony.
Marco Merendi
Milano,
Italy
Marco Merendi
36, Via Giuseppe Meda
20141
Milano
Italy
T: +39 02 846 4937
F: +39 02 846 4937
Marco Merendi
Marco Merendi graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of Florence and cooperated with Minardi Formula 1, Team Honda Gresini, Studio Cerri & Associati, Ivana Porfiri studio, and Artemide.
He teaches at the Scuola Politecnica di Design (SPD) in Milan and his works have been published in several international magazines such as Modo, Case da Abitare, Interni, Elle Decor, Casabella. He designs for companies like Lavazza, Gruppo Pentole Agnelli, FontanaArte, Viabizzuno (Frankfurt Design Plus 2002 award with “Bamboo” lamp), davide groppi, MDF Italia, Terra Moretti – Contadi Castaldi, Paola Lenti, Rapsel (“Amarcord” selected for the XXIII Compasso d’Oro ADI award in 2013), Kundalini, made a mano, Agape (Stylepark Award 2020 with “Petra” collection), iGuzzini, Elmar (Archiproducts Design Awards 2020 with “Libera” kitchen).
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Biography
Born in Faenza in 1968, Marco Merendi graduated in architecture in 1996 from the Faculty of Architecture of Florence with a thesis on industrial design in cooperation with Minardi Formula 1 team.
After graduating , he moved for a period to Amsterdam where he joined the firm 'LITE Daglicht / Kunstlicht adviezen': he worked on the realization of luminous objects and lighting design for big spaces.
Before moving to Milan, he designed the interiors of the trucks for Minardi Formula 1 and Team Honda Gresini: inspired by the passion for the world of motorsport, he learned and experimented with new materials and technologies.
He then cooperated with Studio Cerri & Associati and with Ivana Porfiri studio, where Marco works on the interior design of yacht, art galleries, exhibitions and private houses.
He was design consultant in Artemide, focusing on design and R&D for new products.
He lives and works in Milan, where his research and his interests range between architecture, design and communication. These are the key words of his work: passion, experimentation and magic.
He teaches at the Scuola Politecnica di Design (SPD) in Milan and his works have been published in several international magazines such as Modo, Case da Abitare, Interni, Elle Decor, Casabella.
He designs for many renowed companies like Lavazza, Gruppo Pentole Agnelli, FontanaArte, Viabizzuno (the “Bamboo” lamp won the ‘Design Plus’ 2002 award), davide groppi, Buzzi & Buzzi, Dovetusai, MDF Italia, Terra Moretti – Contadi Castaldi, Riflessi, Paola Lenti, Nito and Rapsel (the “Amarcord” series of faucets was selected for the XXIII Compasso d’Oro ADI award), Rossana Orlandi, Gypsum, Kundalini, iGuzzini, Agape (the “Petra” collection received a mention for the Dezeen Awards, for the Blueprint Awards and for the Best of Products Awards by Architect’s Newspaper, and won the Stylepark Selected Award for the imm cologne 2020) and Elmar (the “Libera” kitchen won the Archiproducts Design Awards 2020).
