Odo Fioravanti studied industrial design at the design department of the Polytechnic of Milan. He has been working as an industrial designer since 2003 and also experiments with graphic and exhibition design. His projects have been recognized with prestigious design awards. He taught at many design schools and academies: Milan Polytechnic, IUAV Venice, Domus Academy, Istituto Marangoni, NABA, SPD Scuola Politecnica di Design, HEAD Genève. His objects have been shown in numerous international exhibitions. In 2010 the Design Museum of the Triennale di Milano presented the personal exhibition Industrious Design about his work. In 2011 he won the XXII Compasso d'Oro award ADI with the wooden chair Frida by Pedrali. He also works as a freelance journalist for design magazines, trying to explore and push the boundaries of design as a discipline.