What Fabio Verdelli | Design Studio does

Fabio Verdelli | Design Studio is an Italian industrial design consultancy headquartered in Milan with a second design studio in Foshan, China. Founded by designer Fabio Verdelli, the practice provides appearance design, user experience design, visual brand language, and corporate identity services to premium international brands across eyewear, smart wearables, consumer electronics, home goods, kitchenware, sports equipment, furniture, and packaging. The studio's documented portfolio of 70+ projects since 2001 includes collaborations with EssilorLuxottica (Ray-Ban, Oakley, Persol, Vogue Eyewear, Lindberg, Bliz), Meta (Ray-Ban Stories, Ray-Ban Meta, Oakley Meta HSTN, Oakley Meta Vanguard, Ray-Ban Meta Optics), Moncler, Emporio Armani EA7, Samsung, De' Longhi, Jacuzzi, Ideal Standard, Bosch, and others. An 8-person team across Milan and Foshan delivers the work, supported by founder-led academic teaching and the studio's proprietary 'Brand Therapy' methodology combining semiotics, narratology, anthropology, and marketing.

Revenue is generated primarily through project-based B2B design consulting fees from enterprise clients. The studio also operates a small direct-to-consumer own-product line, Fabio Verdelli Milano, distributed via Instagram and the studio website. Go-to-market is enterprise-field-sales in nature, driven by professional reputation, portfolio credibility, and direct relationships rather than outbound marketing. Marketing reach is concentrated on the fabioverdelli.com portfolio site, academic lectures at Italian and international universities, and visibility through flagship client product launches at trade fairs (Canton Fair 2025) and major events (Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics). The studio is privately held and founder-controlled, with no disclosed external investment, funding rounds, or revenue figures.

Name

Fabio Verdelli | Design Studio

Legal name

Fabio Verdelli | Design Studio

Website

https://fabioverdelli.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fabio Verdelli | Design Studio is a Milan-based industrial design consultancy providing product design, UX, visual brand language, and corporate identity services to premium global brands across eyewear, smart wearables, consumer electronics, home goods, and sports equipment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Design Services

NAICS

Industrial Design Services (541420), Graphic Design Services (541430), Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial/Product & Furniture Design (BPAHAKAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental & Experiential Brand Design (Retail/Exhibit/Signage) (MPAAAEAG), Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Digital Creative & Experience Design Agencies (Web/App/UX) (MPAAAAAD)

Keywords

• Industrial design services
• UX design consultancy
• Product design studio
• Brand identity design
• Visual brand language

Headquarters

HQ city

Milano, MI

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Design Consultancy Services: B2B design consultancy revenue through external design consulting engagements with premium international brands. Projects range from product design and UX to corporate identity and packaging. Revenue is project-based and likely fixed-fee per engagement.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fabio Verdelli | Design Studio is an Italian industrial design and UX consultancy that helps premium international brands develop products, brand languages, and corporate identities. Services span design strategy, industrial design, user experience, visual brand language, packaging, and engineering-ready product development. The studio also sells its own branded products under the Fabio Verdelli Milano label.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fabio Verdelli Milano: Product design brand producing objects like the Jellyfish pushpin and Coffee Cup Collection
• Italian Designers

Products and services

• Industrial Design Consultancy End-to-end industrial design service covering concept, design language, and engineering-ready product development for premium international consumer brands across eyewear, electronics, home appliances, kitchenware, furniture, and hospitality.
• UX Design Services User experience design for connected and smart consumer products, integrating interaction, interface, and Gentle Tech philosophy to make advanced technology feel approachable.
• Visual Brand Language and Branding Services Development of visual brand languages, brand identities, and corporate identity systems that align product portfolios under a coherent design strategy.
• Packaging Design Services Structural and graphic packaging design for premium consumer products, integrated with brand language and industrial design programs.
• Fabio Verdelli Milano Own Product Line Self-produced consumer products under the Fabio Verdelli Milano label, including the Jellyfish pushpin and the Coffee Cup Collection, used to express the studio's design point of view directly to end consumers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70+ design projects completed from 2001 to 2025 across diverse categories
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers35 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core, supporting and minor.

• EssilorLuxotticaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 September 2023Long-standing strategic partnership with Italo-French eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica. Studio serves as external industrial design consultant on multiple eyewear brands under the EssilorLuxottica umbrella, including Ray-Ban (smartglasses and classic eyewear), Oakley (smartglasses and sports eyewear), Persol, and Vogue Eyewear. Collaboration spans appearance design, user experience, and visual brand language development.
• MetaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 September 2023Strategic collaboration with American technology company Meta on smart eyewear products. Fabio Verdelli | Design Studio participates in the aesthetic design and user experience of Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses (second generation, launched September 27, 2023), Ray-Ban Stories (launched September 9, 2021), Ray-Ban Meta Optics (2026), and Oakley Meta HSTN (2025). The collaboration integrates Meta's AI technology, open-air audio, and camera capabilities into stylish everyday eyewear.
• BlizcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Scandinavian sports brand Bliz (owned by EssilorLuxottica) on sustainable and contemporary ski gear collections. Studio designed the Bjorn sustainable ski gear collection (using recycled materials) and the Lizard contemporary ski gear collection for the North American market.
• Maxim's de PariscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudio designed 'La Seine' semi-automatic coffee machine for Maxim's de Paris, bridging boutique bar aesthetics with professional-grade home brewing. Represents Maxim's expansion into premium home coffee equipment.
• Italian and International Universities and Research InstitutessupportingOthersFabio Verdelli combines design practice with academic work, collaborating with several universities and research institutes in Italy and abroad. Activities include lectures, research, and dissemination. Fabio teaches design semiotics, brand therapy, and Italian design history.
• Gurian BrothersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArtisan metalwork collaborators who realized the 'Un Pezzo' lamp (2009), a single-piece metal lamp created without soldering or joining elements through skillful metal folding techniques.
• fabioverdelli.cnminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChina design studio operation with dedicated email contact ([email protected]) and physical office in Foshan's Guandong Industrial Design City. Manages Chinese market projects and Asian client relations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Continuum: Global design and innovation consultancy offering industrial design, UX, and strategy services. Comparable as a multi-disciplinary design consultancy serving enterprise clients across consumer products and technology.
• Pentagram: Multi-disciplinary design consultancy known for branding, identity, and product design. Comparable as a partner-led boutique design firm offering branding and product design to premium enterprise clients.
• IDEO: Pioneering global design consultancy offering industrial design, UX, and innovation services. Comparable as a full-service design firm with similar multi-category enterprise client roster and human-centered design approach.
• Frog Design: Global design consultancy providing industrial design, UX, and brand strategy. Comparable as a multi-category product design consultancy serving enterprise technology and consumer goods clients.
• Italdesign Giugiaro: Italian design and engineering consultancy founded by Giorgetto Giugiaro. Comparable as a long-established Italian design house offering industrial design and styling services to global manufacturers.
• Bertone: Historic Italian design house known for industrial design and styling across automotive and product categories. Comparable as another Italy-rooted design consultancy with multi-category enterprise client portfolio.
• Pininfarina: Italian design house with similar heritage of premium product and transportation design for global brands. Comparable as another Italy-rooted industrial design consultancy serving enterprise clients across categories.

Broad incumbents

• Designworks (BMW Group): BMW-owned design consultancy serving automotive, consumer, and technology clients. Comparable as a large, established design consultancy operating across similar product categories with broader corporate backing.
• Alessi: Italian design house collaborating with leading designers for housewares and consumer products. Comparable as a Made-in-Italy design brand working across consumer goods categories with designer-driven product development.

Emerging players

• Studio Volpe: Boutique Italian design consultancy serving consumer brands with product and brand design. Comparable as another Italy-rooted boutique design studio operating at similar scale and category focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fabio-verdelli-design-studio

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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