Founder of De Ponte Studio Architects. He graduated in Architecture at the University of Florence and worked for several years in the theatre as a set designer, collaborating with various international companies and numerous directors, including Giorgio Strehler. During this experience, he acquired the knowledge and skilful use of light that he transfers to his current work as an architect and designer in his architectural and interior projects. In 1987, he attended the Domus Academy in Milan, where he took a Master's degree in Urban Scenography. From 1990 to 1994, he worked with Pierluigi Cerri at Gregotti Associati in Milan, where he was responsible for the design area of interiors and design. His methodology is set up with an interdisciplinary orientation and contamination of genres and languages. An approach based on the link and exchange between professional activity, research work and experimentation that is expressed through teaching at the most prestigious Italian universities and international schools, as well as participation in international conferences, seminars and workshops. In his research work, fundamental importance is given to in-depth design and methodology on materials, on the relationship between Light and Matter, and on the language of Light and Colour, in order to define new scenarios of living space, from Interior Design to industrial products.
