MEET THE DESIGNER
CLAUDIO BELLINI® is a Milan based multidisciplinary design studio founded by Claudio Bellini is built on an open-minded and innovative perspective, respectful to design heritage, specialised in product, furniture, and interior design since 1996. Integrating different disciplines gives the
studio the privilege to provide long-term consultancy to clients by advising on graphic design, architecture, CMF, and brand identity.
Studio’s capability of analysing the complex dynamics of foreign markets has led CLAUDIO BELLINI® design studio to be recognised all around the world as one of the most influential European design practices.
Today, the studio continues evolving by enhancing the creativity with the support of a talented multinational team through their complementary skills.
NICOLA GIROTTI
HIGOLD CHIEF DESIGNER
Nicola Girotti is Design Manager and responsible for the UI / UX teams of the Pininfarina business units dedicated to cars and other products. He is at the head of a team of over 20 designers involved in the most varied fields of design: aviation, railways, boating, product, machinery and graphics.
Previously, he was Design Manager at Motorola Solutions in Copenhagen and worked in France for Decathlon. These particularly educational experiences allowed him to learn different research methods, working in constant collaboration with the business divisions in order to discover new market opportunities and develop future portfolio products.
NICOLAS THOMKINS
HIGOLD CHIEF DESIGNER
NICOLAS THOMKINS, born in Switzerland and living in Germany, has a very large knowledge background and a strong sense of humor. He joined in Higold design team in 2014 and has completed several original designs. Among all, Airport collection, both applicable in outdoor and indoor use, has been regarded as the benchmark of new design trend in furniture industry.
The initial application of Corrugated Aluminum Sheets upon furniture has attracted eyes and good compliments from abroad and home. He focuses on product details and user experience by applying ergonomics into product design. His design advocates nature, fulfills positive spirit, and contains his understanding to life and the pursuit to health. He dares to break the rules and touch the soul. His works keep leading the creative trend in the industry of outdoor furniture.
The Yin Yang Chair from Nicolas, merging the Chinese and Western culture, successfully attracted people’s eyes and stood out among all entries, and won the best of the best Red Dot Award, one of the top design awards in the world
Previously, he was Design Manager at Motorola Solutions in Copenhagen and worked in France for Decathlon. These particularly educational experiences allowed him to learn different research methods, working in constant collaboration with the business divisions in order to discover new market opportunities and develop future portfolio products.
Pierrick Taillard
HIGOLD CHIEF DESIGNER
piKs design, A family affair
At piKs design, everyone’s know-how and influences intersect, collide and blend. The family is their foundation; meets a creed.
Graduated from Rubika (FR. Valenciennes), Christine and Pierrick joined Sylvain – specialized in marketing – to pursue a Masters in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management at IAE (FR. Lille) and co-founded piKs in 2005.
Coming from industrial culture and the arts, designers pay attention to both distant cultures and their daily environment.
Followers of creative eclecticism, they combine craftsmanship and industrial thinking to reinvent the relationship between user and object, while playing on a permanent reappropriation of the repertoire of forms with elegance, simplicity and pragmatism.
REFERENCES :
Air France, AM.PM, Château Palmer, ENO, Line ART, Nature & Découvertes, Oravida, Roche Bobois, SNCF, …
