Dot.Marco Lavelli

Head Product Designer

Milan, Italy
I am a seasoned industrial Designer with twenty years’ work experience in important Italian companies. I have been working as industrial designer since I finish my University and two masters in Industrial design.
I have worked for several businesses and I am familiar with different design and manufacturing processes for different product development (i.e. toys, furniture, etc).
I think that prototyping phase is a key point for a product success. I am really interested in stereolithography and other prototyping techniques. I like working manually to immediately get a real perception of the product that I'm thinking of.
I am able to create physical models with several materials such as Clay or Polystirene.
Thanks to my experience, in my actual job as Head Product Designer for Poliform spa, I am managing full product cycle, from sketch to final assembly for different objects such as furniture, armchairs,chairs, sofa etc.
I am currently looking to export my knowledge and skill on a more international base and willing to join a challenging and dynamic working experience abroad.

Work Experience

Minotti S.P.A

Furniture Designer - Product Engineering

Job Position: Furniture Designer and Product Engineering
Into the division of Product and furniture design of the company:
- Managed the development of new lines of furniture through methods of Design Research, analized Brands and main competitors.
- Project leader of a new product lines.
- Made sketches for new furniture lines.
- Made 3d models and photorealistic rendering
- Managed and designed executive 2D technical drawing for production.
- Managed and designed metal inserts, Schiumati, molds, fusti in legno.
- Realized real mock-ups manufacturing with different materials for aesthetic validation with high density Blue foam, wood, metal and other materials.
- Realized suitable 3D cad files for prototyping phase. (stereolitography)
- Relationship with Customers.
- Relationship and managed suppliers in order to develop new product lines.
- Time To Market.
- Materials researches.
October 2013 - June 2017 Italy

ANG42- Stefano Gallizioli Design

Furniture and Product Designer

Ang42, was founded by Stefano Gallizioli. It is a well established company in Milan (Italy) which has specialized in several fields of Architecture, Interior Design and Product Design.
The Design firm has been working for private clients to designing apartments, offices, villas in Italy and Europe, U.S.A., Mustique Island, etc.
Into the division of Product Design the company has been working to develop several products as indoor and outdoor furniture, lights, handles for CORO ITALIA, BPA INTERNATIONAL, ARFLEX, TONCELLI KITCHENS, DOMANICASA, FLEXFORM and many others.
websites: http://stefanogallizioli.com
http://ang42.com

Job Position: Furniture Designer Responsible
Into the division of Product and furniture design of the company:
- Managed the development of new lines of industrial products and furniture through methods of Design Research, analized Brands and main competitors.
- Made sketches for furniture and other industrial products.
- Managed and designed executive 2D technical drawing.
- Designed customized designs for custom-made furniture for private clients into the projects of Interior Design.
- Realized real mock-ups manufacturing with different materials for aesthetic validation with high density Blue foam and other materials.
- Realized 3D cad files for prototyping phase.
- Realized 3D visualization and photorealistic renderings responsible for definition and finalization of interior design phase.
- Relationship with Customers.
- Relationship with Suppliers.
- Collaborated in a design team for the part of interior design.
May 2007 - October 2013 Italy

Starters Srl - Giochi Preziosi Group

Toy designer

The company is the leader in the Italian market for the toy sector.

Job Position: Toy Designer
- Designed research.
- Designed new toys from the initial sketches to 3D executive files for prototypes for Giochi Preziosi, Giordani, Dolci Preziosi.
- Realized physical modeling.
- Designed 2D drawings and 3D photorealistic rendering.
May 2005 - May 2007 Como, Italy

Gino Finizio Design And Management Presso Atelier Mendini

Transportation Designer

Firm which works in diverse fields of design, managing the project of idea for a new product and creating relationship between manufacturers and Designers.

Job Position: Transportation Designer
- Designed a concept of new vehicle for a new luxury in collaboration with FIAT AUTO SPA and ATELIER ALESSANDRO MENDINI.
- Designed Interior and exterior vehicles from research, sketches, executive 2D drawing, 3D files modeling and photo-realistic rendering.
April 2004 - April 2005 Milano, Italy

Isao Hosoe Design

Product Designer

One of the most important and International Design firm based in Milan.
The firm manages several project to develop new household products, furniture and industrial machines for TRE.TI SRL, SACEA SPA, ITOKI,
SACMI FORNI, STEELCASE STRAFOR and many other.

Job Position: Product Designer
- Responsible modeler of models laboratory.
- Designed research in several field of Industrial design: household appliance made in plastic materials with several processing techniques,
like injection molding, rotational molding etc.
- Designed sketch for furniture and products, executive 2D drawing, 3D models with photorealistic renderings.
- Realized real mock-ups manufacturing with different materials for aesthetic validation in pre engineering phase.
- I was tutor for internships, into the models laboratory, teaching the phases to realize a model with high density foam or other materials and
using diverse tools.
- Participated to meeting and relationship with customers.
September 2002 - April 2004 Milano, Italy

FIAT AUTO SPA. (ALFA ROMEO)

Car Designer

The main Italian manufacturer of vehicles.

Designation: Car Designer - University Internship during Master's Degree program at Department of Advance Design.

- My duty was designing a new concept of vehicles which would convey the feeling of a home environment as the living room, inside the car.
The target was reached with a space concept which changing is space through new materials, OLED light and other features.
- Designed research.
- Designed a concept car incorporating an evolved sense of sportiness.
- Created 2D Drawing and 3D models with photo-realistic rendering.
- Created physical models of concept car.
February 2001 - November 2001 Milano, ARESE, Italy

Freelance

Product and furniture designer

Freelancer :
During my spare time, I have designed for Stampmatic srl, Pavoni italia spa, Valli & Valli spa, Prototipi group, Foppapedretti Italia s.p.a, Itamar Harary and others manufacturers, where I created door handles, silicon tools and several concepts of fitness tools (all in one), realized with different processing techniques.
Milano, Italy

Eltrongros S.p.a.

Graphic Designer

During the University I worked as Graphic Designer with a duty to manage the identity brand inside the shops of the company.
October 1999 - June 2000 Lecco, Italy

Poliform Spa

Head Product Designer

June 2017 - Present Milano, Italy

Education

Politecnico Di Milano

2nd Level University Master Degree in Transportation Design & management. - Magna cum Laude

New solution for the trasport
The living home in the car.
Research and application of the new innovative materials.
January 2002 - December 2002 Milano, Italy

Politecnico Di Milano

Master's Degree in Industrial Design. (5 years)

PRODUCT DESIGNER
New concept for transportation design in collaboration with Alfa romeo (FIAT GROUPSPA)
Prof. Gino Finizio
Co-prof: Mario Emilio Favilla
Co-prof. M. Vernon Robinson
November 1994 - April 2001 Milano, Italy

Languages

English (Conversational),
French (Beginner),
Italian (Native),

Skills

3D Modeling, Adobe Flash, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign CS4, Adobe Photoshop, Vray, Autocad 2D, Autodesk 3dMax, Clay Modelling, Dialux, Fast, Fast Learner, Hard Worker, Honest, Photorealistic Rendering, POLYSTIRENE BLUE FOAM MODELLING, Rhino 4, Skills And Abilities Quickly,

FREELANCER

I'm freelancer, as well.

I designing for many Design companies, when is need to projecting new products, for example: Stampmatic srl, Pavoni italia spa, Valli & Valli spa,and many others.