Raffaello Galiotto
He was born in Chiampo (Vicenza) in 1967. After studying Fine Arts in Venice, he founded his own design studio in 1993.
He specialised in designing injection moulded plastic products, and his interest in manufacturing processes and technology later led him to experiment with new solutions and exhibition formats, especially in the field of marble and natural materials.
He designed many products and collections with major companies in the industry, exploring the main features of stone, such as surface, gravity, translucency, colour, the use of digital technology and waste reduction.
During 2011 to 2019 he has taught design at the University of Ferrara; his projects have been published in books and magazines and exhibited in museums and international events. Since 2014, he has been the curator of The Italian Stone Theatre, an experimental hall at Marmomac Verona. He takes part in conferences and gives lectures on stone design at an international level.
His most significant events include “Palladio e il design litico”, Verona, Vicenza, Leeds, Francoforte, 2008; “I marmi del Doge”, Verona 2009; “Luce e Materia”, Verona, Milano, 2011; “Materia Litica”, Verona, 2011; “Raffaello Galiotto, design litico”, Beijin 2011; “Pets Village”, Milano 2011; “Stone Gate”, Verona 2012; “Opus Motus”, Verona, Milano 2013; “Design and Technology”, Verona 2014; “Digital Lithic Design”, Milano, Verona 2105; “Marmo_2.0”, Milano 2016; “The Power of Stone”, Verona 2016; “Digital Design Evolution in natural stone”, Utrecht, The Netherlands 2017; “Macchine Virtuose”, Verona 2017; “Liquido, solido, litico” e “Percorsi d’arte”, Verona 2018; “Natural Things” e “Percorsi d’arte”, Verona 2019;”In our Time”, Verona 2021; “Visionary Stone”, Verona 2022; “Next Creatures”, ADI Design Museum – Milano, Verona 2023; “Viaggio al centro della tavola”, Verona 2024.
He has participated in international conferences and lectured extensively on stone design around the world.
Awards:
Best Communicator Award, Marmomacc 2008
Delegazione ADI nord Est selected le Pietre Incise, Lithos design for ADI Design Codex ’06/08
Best Communicator Award, Marmomacc 2009
Top 10 innovations, Garden Furniture Park 2010, Spoga+Gafa, Colonia
Best Communicator Award, Luce e materia, Marmomacc 2011
Best Communicator Award, Materia Litica, Marmomacc 2011
The “Osservatorio permanente del Design ADI” selected Design & Technology for ADI Design Index 2015
The “Osservatorio permanente del Design ADI” selected Net Relax by Nardi, for ADI Design Index 2017
Red Dot Award: Product Design 2018, chair Net Relax by Nardi
Good Design Award 2018, chair Net relax by Nardi
Good Design Awards 2019 per Komodo, Nardi
Good Design Awards 2020 per Folio, Nardi
Archiproducts Design Awards 2020 per Folio, Nardi
Green Good Design 2020 per Komodo EcoWall, Nardi
German Design Awards 2020 per Komodo, Nardi
Reddot Awards 2021 per Folio, Nardi
Reddot Awards 2021 per Sipario, Nardi
Green Good Design 2021 per Sipario, Nardi
ADI Design Index 2021 per Sipario, Nardi
Archiproducts Design Awards 2021 per Doga armchair, Nardi
Good Design Awards 2021 per Doga Collection, Nardi
ADI Design Index 2021 per Elitra, Lithos Design
Good Design Awards 2022 per Elitra, Lithos Design
Reddot Awards 2022 per Doga relax, Nardi
Green Good Design Award 2022, Stack e Combo collection
Prize Design Furniture 2022, Stack e Combo
ADI Design Index 2022, Doga Collection
Archiproducts Design Awards 2022, Stack mini
Good Design Awards 2022, Net Lounge
Reddot Awards 2022 per Cosmo, Blim Plus
Reddot Awards 2022 per Dolina, Blim Plus
Reddot Awards 2022 per Bauletto, Blim Plus
Reddot Awards 2023, Net Lounge
Best of Neocon 2023, Net Lounge
Archiproducts Design Awards 2023, Tevere
Best of Neocon 2024, Maximo 5
Archiproducts Design Sustainability Award 2024, Maximo 5
Green Good Design Award 2025, Maximo 5