Designers

MC Lab

MC Lab is the internal MC design department involved in art direction and coordination of all design and prototyping phases before our projects enter the final production phase. No piece of furniture can be branded with the MC logo neither receive the “custom made” specification without the MC Lab approval. MC Lab daily cooperates with our craftsmen, distributors and architects team in carrying on custom creations focused on luxury projects mainly divided into hotellerie, residential and private areas.

Maurizio Di Mauro

Maurizio Di Mauro, after graduating in Architecture at Politecnico di Milano, began his career, dividing the work between architectural design and interior design, with increasingly frequent interventions in industrial design. Since 1998 his studio’s work began to include architectural projects and industrial design, ranging from furniture to lighting, from catalogues to packaging, to the complete management of the artistic direction of some Italian companies. His successes in fashion include collaborations with Italian brands such as Pinko and Guru, plus numerous multi-brands all over the world.

STUDIOFORMA

STUDIOFORMA is a premium architectural company specialized in high-end residential and commercial solutions design. Its mission is to combine luxury and state of the art using a discreet and functional path able to express a pure, simple, elegant lifestyle. STUDIOFORMA has been named “Best in Europe 2015/16” in the Interior Design Apartment category at the final of the International Property Awards Summit held in London in December 2015 – an award won with the project “Apartment Makeover, Lake Zurich”. In 2015, STUDIOFORMA launched DesignLab, the company’s creative agency: with the goal of creating timeless elegance based on formal coherence, plus a sober and contemporary style.

Cesare Arosio

Cesare Arosio’s artistic education has taken place within the walls of the Mendrisio Academy of Architecture, then continually enriching through work experiences in New York and Abu Dhabi. It’s the international training that pushed him to combine the design tradition of his family and his territory with a working perspective oriented to the most innovative scenarios. Today he’s dicated to architectural design with particular attention to product design and interior design, collaborating with Italian and international companies.

Matteo Stucchi

Matteo Stucchi – born in 1992 – begins his career after graduating in Industrial Design creating a collection of ceramic vases. His design is recognizable through an unmistakable sign of balance between rigour and imagination: authenticity is the true mission of his work, which he wants to reach both by creating products with an individual character and by seeking a new way of approaching industry. From the design point of view, he feels very close to a futuristic and emotional mood, where Bruno Munari’s imprint in the analitycal method is very strong.

Bonuradesign

Salvo Bonura graduates in 2001 in Industrial Design at Politecnico di Milano. The following year he attends a master in Fashion Design and starts working as a freelance designer for various companies. He successfully participates in several design competitions as well.

In 2002 he is the Art Director at Baruffaldi (motorcycle glasses): he designs new products, packaging, catalogues, communication tools and set-ups for fairs and events.

At the same time he continues his freelance consultancy for other clients.

In 2005 he founds Bonuradesign, a multidisciplinary design studio in which he develops industrial products, furniture and accessories, packaging, visual communication tools.

Recently he approaches interior design, taking care of several renovation projects for residential and commercial properties. He develops new retail formats for healthcare companies as well.

Luca Somaini

Luca Somaini was born in Milan in 1979. After graduating in industrial design at Politecnico di Milano, he began his professional career in various internationally renowned furniture design studios where he works on a wide range of projects – from design to interior design. Over the years he has developed several collaborations, including some product and graphic projects for brands based in Shanghai.

Since 2005 he has specialized in interior design, dealing with bespoke furniture projects taking into account the functional needs of the customer, maintaining a high formal aesthetic level and respecting the requirements indicated by the client. Analyze “how to live at home”, a personal and different concept for each customer, proposing specific solutions according to the goal you want to achieve.

Arch. Marco Piva

Exciting, fluid, functional, this is the language that distinguishes Marco Piva’s large urban masterplans, architectural creations, interior design and product design. The effort in material research and technology, the value of differentiation, contamination and design innovation, lead the establishment of Studio Marco Piva, whose activity has become one of the most representative on the Italian scene. Marco Piva, a traveller and a designer, is an innovator who is dedicated to create unique design solutions pervaded by stylistic freedom, functionality and emotion.

Currently, his Studio has completed the Radisson Collection Hotels, Palazzo Touring Club and Santa Sofia in Milan and Palazzo Nani in Venice, and it is involved in the development of urban masterplans in China, the Tonino Lamborghini Towers complex in Chengdu, private villas in the 5 continents, the Princype and Syre residential complex project in Milan, the recovery of historic buildings, such as Palazzo Tirso in Cagliari (Sardinia), or Palazzo Cordusio in Milan, as well as in the creation of design furniture and complements for the main Italian companies.