our studio
we are a strategic design agency working across product, digital, brand, and environmental design to deliver paradigm-shifting experiences that are functional, beautiful, and meaningful.
a leader in innovation, product development, and brand amplification, we create humanistic design solutions that connect emotionally with consumers and magnify the appreciated value for some of the leading brands of today and tomorrow – from startups to Fortune 500.
our internationally recognized work reflects a diverse range of industries, from consumer products, hi-tech, and transportation to furniture, lighting, and environments.
cross-fertilization
design
a synthesis of creative and critical thinking allows us to strategically approach a wide range of projects
services
without pretense for fixed formulas for success, we fortify our imagination through intensive investigation, experimentation, and multi-disciplinary collaboration, combining creative vision, analytical research, and critical thinking to deliver innovative solutions for a comprehensive range of projects: industrial design, UI/UX, branding, interior and exhibition design, transportation, CMF planning, technology applications, innovation strategies and incubation, future scenarios, and advanced concepts.
founder and art director jozeph forakis
for over two decades, jozeph forakis has created some of the world’s most iconic product designs.
the havana lamp helped establish foscarini as a leading lighting producer and is in the permanent collection of the museum of modern art (MoMA), new york. the award-winning logitech cordless mouseman pro transformed computer mouse design with its “vertical mouse” concept. the swatch irony scuba 200 established new design standards for the brand. as european design director for motorola, he led the design team responsible for the revolutionary V.70 mobile phone.
recognized for his innovative use of materials and processes, jozeph’s cultural approach to design reflects his background in new york art and theater, with early experience in biomedical sectors helping establish his research-driven methods.
his work was presented in a solo exhibition by the italian design association, and featured in museums and galleries around the world, including the MoMA exhibitions “mutant materials in contemporary design” and “workspheres.”
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red dot design award
pegasus 88m superyacht, design concept
1st prize 2024 -
international yacht & aviation awards
pegasus 88m superyacht, interior design – concept yacht
1st prize 2023 -
elite awards
pegasus 88m superyacht, elite concept award
1st prize 2023 -
good design award
pegasus 88m superyacht, transportation design
- 2023 -
a’ design award
CLX96 SAV – Sea Activity Vessel
bronze 2021 -
international yacht & aviation awards
CLX96 – concept under 40 meters
1st prize 2021 -
good design award
CL Yachts Hospitality Collection
- 2021 -
good design award
CLX96 SAV – Sea Activity Vessel
- 2020 -
good design award
Cheoy Lee Shipyards – new corporate identity and coordinated branding and visual communication program
- 2020 -
good design award
CLB88 flybridge motor yacht
- 2019 -
good design award
CL Yachts – new corporate identity and coordinated branding and visual communication program
- 2019 -
red dot design award
meem product design
- 2017 -
good design award
gobe2 for healbe
- 2017 -
compasso d’oro
+plugg family of physical apps
hm 2016 -
red dot design award
heli-x for leonardo helicopters
- 2016 -
red dot design award
meem app
- 2016 -
flydeas for the city
heli-x for leonardo helicopters x interni
1st prize 2016 -
good design award
gobe for healbe
- 2014 -
good design award
+plugg family of physical apps
- 2014 -
good design award
flare luxury lighter
- 2008 -
good design award
magnetic rotary timer
- 2008 -
wired magazine
tape timer for kikkerland designs
best product 2005 -
good design award
tape timer for kikkerland designs
- 2005 -
if design award
motorola v70 mobile phone
silver prize 2003 -
if design award
logitech cordless mouseman pro
- 1997 -
SMAU award
logitech cordless mouseman pro
- 1997 -
philips award
the future of communication
2nd prize 1992
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MoMA
havana for foscarini
new york permanent -
foscarini
30 years of havana event
milan 2023 -
good design show europe
CLB88 flybridge motor yacht // CL Yachts – new corporate identity and coordinated branding program
athens 2020 -
salone del mobile
new humanity
milan 2019 -
salone del mobile
bath time, good time for vitra, project koza
milan 2016 -
domus academy 30th anniversary exhibition
lost in translation
milan 2012 -
k-fair
spider web
dusseldorf 2011 -
salone del mobile
spider web
milan 2010 -
the chicago athenaeum
“delicious architecture” exhibition
milan 2008 -
20th biennial of international design
jury selection
ljubljana 2006 -
design korea
invited guest designer/exhibitor
bundang-gu seongnam city 2005 -
felissimo design house
“wow design” ICFF
new york 2004 -
biennale internationale design saint-Étienne
tape timer and labirinto
saint-étienne 2004 -
ADI (italian design association)
jozeph forakis 10 years of design in italy
milan 2003 -
MoMA
workspheres
new york 2001 -
MoMA
mutant materials in contemporary design
new york 1996 -
tokyo gas showroom
the future in our hands universal and 3rd-age
tokyo 1995
design
- corraini edizioni foscarini 2024per qualcuno può essere semplicemente fare luce, foscarini 1983/2023
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biogenie. 99 people into design tales
list giulio ceppi 2014 -
design now!
taschen charlotte & peter fiell 2008 -
international design yearbook
laurence king - 2007 -
spoon
phaidon - 2004 -
50 lights
rotovision mel byars 1997 -
international design yearbook
laurence king - 1994
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nuova accademia di belle arti
teacher/lecturer
milan 2014 - present -
domus academy
teacher/lecturer
milan 1997 - present -
boat international design & innovation awards
jury member
milan 2021 - present -
domus academy
project leader – workshop in collaboration with Midea
milan 2021 - 2022 -
raffles academy
teacher/lecturer
milano 2018 - 2019 -
rhode island school of design
keynote speaker
providence 2019 -
TEDxAcademy
keynote speaker
athens, greece 2017 -
instituto politécnico de viana do castelo
external accreditation board reviewer
viana do castelo, portugal 2015 -
congreso factor elemento
keynote speaker
querétero, mexico 2014 -
korea-italy design strategy and cooperation by ADI and KIDP
expert advisor
- 2014 -
delta 2013 awards
jury member
barcelona, spain 2013 -
instituto marangoni
visiting critic/lecturer
milan 2008 - 2009 -
university of monterrey
visiting critic/lecturer
querétero, mexico 2008 - 2009 -
copenhagen institute of interaction design
visiting critic/lecturer
copenhagen 2007 - 2009 -
designconnection
keynote speaker
toluca, mexico 2008 -
interaction design institute ivrea
visiting critic/lecturer
milan 2006 - 2007 -
university of texas
visiting critic/lecturer
austin - -
parsons school of design
visiting critic/lecturer
new york - -
rhode island school of design
visiting critic/lecturer
providence - -
university of venice
teacher/lecturer
venice, italy -