
Pio & Tito Toso
designer
Born in Venice in 1971 and 1973 respectively, Tito Toso and Pio Toso are among the leading figures in contemporary Italian design. Trained as architects, they founded the PIO&TITOTOSO studio in 1996, creating a multidisciplinary practice in which architecture, product design, interior design, and communication engage in constant dialogue. Their design method is based on a conviction that informs every project: every project is a dialogue, not a monologue. For the two designers, the value of a project stems from the interplay of diverse skills, sensibilities, and knowledge, in a shared process involving companies, artisans, and designers.
Their degree in Architecture from the IUAV University of Venice in 1998 solidified a design vision capable of moving effortlessly between different scales and disciplines. From architecture to everyday objects, each project is approached with the same compositional rigor, prioritizing balance, functionality, and formal simplicity. Their creations are distinguished by clean lines, harmonious proportions, and a constant pursuit of innovation, always aimed at improving the relationship between people, space, and objects.
Over the course of their careers, they have collaborated with some of the most important international design companies, including Artemide, Foscarini, Leucos, Venini, Alessi, Pedrali, Guzzini, and many others, developing products, installations, showrooms, offices, and architectural projects. This constant fusion between architecture and design is one of the distinctive elements of their language, allowing them to approach each project with a broad vision, in which aesthetics, technology, and brand identity are integrated into a single creative process.

Their collaboration with Vistosi represents one of the most complex and enduring of their professional career. For the company, they designed the Balance, Incanto, Modulor, Nodo, Pure, and Oto collections, six projects that interpret Murano blown glass through different languages yet share a refined formal research. From geometric compositions to modular systems, to softer, more organic forms, each collection enhances the transparency, texture, and artisanal quality of glass, transforming light into an architectural element capable of interacting with space. The entire collaboration demonstrates the studio's ability to reinterpret Murano tradition with a contemporary approach, combining technical innovation, elegance, and functionality.
Over the years, Pio & Tito Toso have received numerous international awards, including the Red Dot Design Award, the Good Design Award, the Design Plus, and several selections for the ADI Compasso d'Oro, as well as major prizes in the fields of architecture and design. Their projects have been exhibited in prestigious international venues, including the Museo dei Fori Imperiali in Rome and the Chelsea Art Museum in New York, confirming the studio's role as a leading interpreter of contemporary Italian design, capable of combining research, innovation, and enduring beauty.