Massimo Iosa Ghini

Massimo Iosa Ghini (Bologna, 1959) is an architect and graduate of the Milan Polytechnic University.

Since 1985, he has been at the forefront of Italian design. He is a founding member of the Bolidismo movement and was also part of the Memphis Group alongside Ettore Sottsass.

His professional career has evolved across a broad spectrum of design disciplines, including commercial and museum architecture, urban and public-space design, structures for public transportation, and the design of retail concepts and chain stores implemented around the world. He has developed projects for major international groups such as Ferrari, Capital Group, IBM Italia, CMC Group Miami, Seat Pagine Gialle, Alitalia and many others.

His design and architectural projects have received major recognition, including the prestigious Compasso d’Oro ADI, as well as numerous international awards such as the Good Design Award from the Chicago Athenaeum, the Red Dot Award, the iF Product Design Award in Germany, the Roscoe Award in the USA, and the IAI Green Design Global Award and IAI Awards in Shanghai, China.

In 2013, the Milan Triennale dedicated a major retrospective to his 30-year professional career, covering his work from its beginnings to the present day. The exhibition was subsequently presented by MAMbo – Museum of Modern Art of Bologna in 2014.

In 2015, one of his retail concepts, KIKO MILANO, won the Best Retail Global Expansion category at MAPIC 2014.

On April 25, 2015, the Marconi Foundation and the Marconi Institute for Creativity awarded him the Marconi Prize for Creativity, recognizing his outstanding creative abilities.

In 2017, he was selected as an “Ambassador of Italian Design” as part of Italian Design Day (IDD), an initiative organized and coordinated by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Farnesina) to promote Italian design worldwide.