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View Larger Image and Additional Photos of Joao Silva + Paola De FrancescoAbout Joao Silva + Paola De Francesco : Defrancesco+Silva is an award winning architecture studio founded by Paola De Francesco and Joao Silva in 2004 in milan. Our projects travel from product design to interiors, retail & architecture. aims to develop new visions of architecture in nowadays society. We explore future conception of spaces and materials. We always try to create unseen and completely new living aproaches to our projects, never forgetting to preserve our planet
We believe our creative vision together with a demanding partner results in an leading-edge project. We aim on the transformative power of ideas to generate business success.
ORGANIZATION:
Defrancesco+Silva
EDUCATION:
1993, Design graduation -Universidade do Algarve,
1996-1998, Architetcture graduation-Universidade Lusòfona de Lisboa,
1999-2000-Architecture erasmus -Politecnico di Milano
EXPERIENCE:
Collaboration from 2000 to 2004 with Aldo Cibic Studio, Milan.
Collaboration from 2014 to 2016 with Piero Lissoni studio, Milan
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
2003- "orange room", Showroom Popsolid, fuori salone Milano/italy
2003-"orange room"
2005 -"in and out"- Fuori salone Milano/italy
2005-"Fluido office furniture"-design week, istambul/turkey
2009 "Recession design" , Showroom Popsolid, Fuori salone Milano/italy
2009 "Mak Nite", Mak museum Vienna, Vienna design week/Austria
2010 "Minimal, art and furniture from mak collection,MAk museum, Vienna/Austria
2010 "Recession design 2", Fabbrica del Vapore, Fuori salone Milano/italy
2010 Minimal (furniture from Mak collection), Mak museum Vienna/Austria
2011 "Recession Design 3", Fabbrica del Vapore, Fuori salone Milano/italy
2013 "Nomadic Furniture 3"; Mak museum Vienna/Austria
2015 "DO IT YOURSELF DESIGN", Museum of design, Zurich/switzerland
AWARDS:
2017- 2° Prize WT SmartCityAward 2017- NYC aquarium & public waterfront project, Palazzo Isimbardi, Milan.
2017- Director’s choice award- International competition LHOM Last house on Mulholland-an iconic home beneath the sign- Archoutloud.
2016- 1° Prize, NYC aquarium & public waterfront, international Architectural competition -Archoutloud.
2015- Finalist international architecture competition A bridge to Parma “Ponte la Navetta” organized by the municipality of Parma, co-author
2008- 4° prize international architecture competition- Housing “Una casa per tutti” organized by Triennale di Milano
PRESS APPEARANCES:
2004, "Dondolina and Lazy chair", Design yearbook 2004
2013 "mak table"Art Aurea, cover and central pages, zurich/switzerland
2017,"The breathing house", Architektur Fachmagazin,cover and pages 3-4,60-62, november,Wien/Austria
BOOKS:
2013, Design fai da te, Rizzoli, italy
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Portuguese native
Italian native
Spanish native
english native
French beginner
COMPUTER LITERACY:
Revit, Autocad, 3ds Max, photoshop, illustrator
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS:
2004, Ordem dos auitectos de Lisboa, Portugal
2008,Ordine Architetti di Milano, Milano,Italy
COLLECTIONS:
2009,Mak Museum, Wien, Austria
2010,Minimal, Art and furniture from Mak collection, mak museum
2013, Nomadic furniture, Mak Museum
2015, Do It Yourself Design, Zurich Museum of Design
CLIENTELE:
2004, Fluido office furniture, Ersa, Ankara,Turkey
2007, flagship,PHCY Pharmacy Industry, Milan, italy
2011,retail shops, Limoni, all over italy
2012, Retail shops, Pittarosso, Italy,Slovenia,France
2017, restaurant/bar, enoteca Rosso, London/england
WEB SITE:
www.defrancescosilva.com
PORTFOLIO URL:
https://www.instagram.com/defrancescosilva/
RSS URL:
https://www.instagram.com/defrancescosilva/
REGISTRATION DATE:
2017-04-24 15:29:46
COUNTRY/REGION:
Italy
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Agency
Awards received by Joao Silva + Paola De Francesco
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The Breathing House Dynamic Facade of Sliding Terraces Golden A' Design Award Winner for Futuristic Design Category in 2017 Joao Silva and Paola De Francesco for Defrancesco+silva |
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