SPIRIT

Marco Acerbis was born in Lombardy in 1973. He graduated in architecture from the Polytechnic University of Milan. From 1997 to 2004, he lived and worked in London, where he collaborated with the Foster & Partners firm. During this time, he was involved in the construction of an eight-story scientific research building at Imperial College and became Project Manager for Capital City Academy, a 250-meter-long high school for 1,400 students, inaugurated by Tony Blair. In 2004, upon returning to Italy, he opened his own architecture and design firm. Fascinated by design without limits of scale, he quickly explored countless themes through a constant intertwining of skills, insights, and technologies, with the aim of creating a global project space. The Vertigo lamp, designed for Fontana Arte, quickly became both a bestseller and a timeless icon and is included in the permanent collection of the Vitra Design Museum. The Prius handle, designed for Colombo Design, won an Honorable Mention at the 21st Compasso d'Oro. The Kloe armchair designed for Desalto won the 2009 Red Dot Design Award. His interest in contemporary living issues also led him to actively engage in the world of eco-sustainable architecture with the construction of POLINS, a Strategic Innovation Hub, a CasaClima Class A+ certified building.