Resumé

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Giovanni Pellone Design | Tokyo, Japan | Jan 2011 – Present
Independent graphic and product designer, working with international clients in the USA, Italy and Japan.

Pellone Takeuchi LLC | New York, NY | Jan 06 – Dec 10
Graphic and industrial design studio.
Partner, Creative Director, Product Designer.
Responsible for operations management, creative direction, product design.

Benza | Brooklyn, NY | Mar 96 – May 05
Manufacturer of contemporary home and office accessories.
Cofounder, President, Design Director.
Responsible for operations management, creative direction, product design.

Giovanni Pellone and Bridget Means | New York, NY | Mar 94 – Oct 99
Graphic and industrial design studio.
Partner, General Manager, Creative Director.
Responsible for operations management, project management, creative direction, product design.

Louis Nelson Associates | New York, NY | Sep 92 – Mar 94
Design consultancy
Project Manager, Senior Designer.
Responsible for the management and execution of large scale public projects.


EDUCATION

Pratt Institute | Brooklyn, NY | 90 – 93
Bachelor of Industrial Design. Major: Industrial Design. Minor: History of Art.
Graduated with highest honors.

Parsons School of Design | New York, NY | 88 – 89
Associate in Applied Sciences. Major: Interior Design.

Universita´ Degli Studi Di Roma, “La Sapienza” | Rome, Italy | 83 – 85
School of Economics. Undergraduate studies in Economics and Statistics.

Istituto Tecnico Industriale | Rome, Italy | 78 – 83
High School for Industrial Technology. Focus on Manufacturing, Mechanics and Electronics.


SELECT PRESS

Abitare, Communication Arts, Domus, Elle Decor, How, I.D., Interior Design, Interni, Intramuros, Metropolis, Metropolitan Home, Surface, The New York Times, Wallpaper.


SELECT EXHIBITIONS

• Corvettes to Cuisinart: Six Decades of Diversity in Industrial Design. Pratt Gallery, NYC. '04
• From Mid-Century to Pluralism: The Aesthetics of Modern Design. Atlanta Airport Art Program, Atlanta, GA. '02
• TAG: Ten Avant Garde Designers. Romeo Gigli showroom, Milan, Italy. '02
• Workspheres: Designing the Workplace of Tomorrow. Museum of Modern Art, NYC. '01
• New York 10 Designers. World Design City, Gifu, Japan. '00
• The Greening of Design. AIGA gallery, NYC. '97


SELECT AWARDS/DESIGN REVIEWS

Graphis Product Design 3.
NY International Gift Fair, Accent on Design Award.
Art Director’s Club Award.
HOW Magazine International Design Award.
Print Magazine Design Award.
Graphis Packaging 7.
Product Design 6.

Projects by Giovanni Pellone