What Studio Giulio Iacchetti does

Studio Giulio Iacchetti srl is an independent Italian industrial design studio founded in 1992 and headquartered in Milano, Italy. The studio is operated by founder Giulio Iacchetti and operates with a lean team of approximately six employees. It provides industrial design services across multiple product categories including kitchenware, furniture, lighting, bathroom fixtures, accessories, and outdoor elements, alongside artistic direction, exhibition curation, and authored publications on design. The studio's client base spans over 100 brands, with notable engagements for Alessi (multiple products including the award-winning Moscardino cutlery re-edition), Lavazza, Bialetti, Moleskine, Nike, Nutella, Vimar, Foppapedretti, Poste Italiane, Artemide, and dnd Handles, among others.

The studio's business model is B2B project-based, delivering design services under both discrete commissions and longer-term artistic direction retainers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is client-specific. The firm combines product design with strategic artistic direction for brands (including prior retainers with Danese Milano 2019–2022, Moleskine 2018–2020, internoitaliano 2012–2021, and Coop's Eureka! 2005–2009), exhibition curation at venues such as the Triennale di Milano and ADI Design Museum, and personal research projects that double as thought-leadership assets. Its "disobedient objects" design philosophy and body of award-winning work, including the Compasso d'Oro (2001) and inclusion in MoMA's permanent collection, underpin its market position.

The studio maintains no proprietary technology platform; its underlying "technology" is human creative capital, deep knowledge of Italian manufacturing supply chains, and the founder's personal reputation. It has begun modest own-brand activity with Nuvolino (2025), signaling a potential evolution from pure B2B services toward selective brand ownership, while continuing to prioritize commissioned work for established manufacturers.

Name

Studio Giulio Iacchetti

Legal name

Studio Giulio Iacchetti srl

Website

https://giulioiacchetti.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Studio Giulio Iacchetti is an independent Italian industrial design studio founded in 1992, providing product design, artistic direction, and exhibition curation across kitchenware, furniture, lighting, and accessories for over 100 brands including Alessi, Vimar, and Lavazza.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Design Services

NAICS

Industrial Design Services (541420), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial/Product & Furniture Design (BPAHAKAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Industrial design services
• Product design studio
• Artistic direction
• Exhibition curation
• Design publications

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Studio Giulio Iacchetti is an industrial design studio providing product design services across categories including accessories, furniture, kitchenware, lighting, bathroom fixtures, patterns, and exhibitions, for Italian and international manufacturer clients. The studio also delivers artistic direction for brands such as Moleskine, Danese Milano, Abet Laminati, internoitaliano, MV Line, dnd, and others, alongside exhibition curation at venues such as Triennale di Milano and ADI Design Museum. Pricing is project-based and client-specific, with no public price list.

Product overview

Studio Giulio Iacchetti is an industrial design studio providing comprehensive design services including product design across furniture, kitchenware, lighting, bathroom, accessories and outdoor categories; artistic direction for multiple brands; publication authorship; personal research projects; and exhibition curation. The studio works with over 100 clients including major Italian brands like Alessi, Vimar, Foppapedretti, and Lavazza. Notable products include the award-winning Moscardino cutlery, The Tending Box cocktail collection, and the 230 VOLT-i switch plate art project. The studio also publishes books on design and curates exhibitions at venues including Triennale di Milano and ADI Design Museum.

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Products and services

• Industrial Design Services Comprehensive industrial design services across accessories, furniture, kitchenware, lighting, bathroom fixtures, patterns, and outdoor products for Italian and international manufacturer clients.
• Artistic Direction Multi-year artistic direction services for brands requiring design leadership, brand identity, and product portfolio strategy.
• Exhibition Curation and Design Exhibition curation and installation design for museums, design weeks, and trade shows, including 'Carissimo Pinocchio' at ADI Design Museum, 'SuperSuperfici!' for Abet Laminati, and Salone del Mobile stands for dnd.
• Design Publications Authored books and design publications authored by Giulio Iacchetti on topics including disobedient objects, contemporary design, and coffee pot design.
• Moscardino Multi-purpose cutlery combining fork and spoon functions, originally designed for Pandora Design in mater-bi bioplastic and reissued in stainless steel by Alessi in 2022. Awarded the Compasso d'Oro in 2001 and included in the MoMA permanent design collection.
• The Tending Box

Named customers18 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pandora DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Original manufacturer of the Moscardino, created in 2000. The Moscardino was initially produced by Pandora Design in mater-bi bioplastic and later re-edited by Alessi in stainless steel (2022).
• dnd HandlescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration including Pluris handle design, exhibition stand design for Salone del Mobile (2023, 2024, 2025), and 'Lo spazio dalle 100 porte' creative concept.
• Abet LaminaticoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple collaborations including artistic direction, exhibition curation (SuperSuperfici! 2021, Abet Factory 2023, Abet World 2020), and various product-related projects.
• Oscar QuagliariniminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMixology consultant for The Tending Box cocktail collection designed for Alessi, providing expertise on cocktail preparation and professional bar tools.
• Matteo RagnicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrequent design collaborator on multiple projects including Moscardino (with Giulio Iacchetti), SuperSuperfici!, Abet Factory, Abet World, and various exhibitions.
• VimarcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on 230 VOLT-i project (2026), transforming Vimar's Plana civil series switch plates into decorative masks with multiple designer contributions.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pentagram: Multidisciplinary design consultancy with named partners across industrial design, graphic design, and branding. Comparable as a high-prestige designer-led B2B practice, though significantly larger and broader in capability set.
• IDEO: Global design and innovation consultancy serving Fortune 500 clients across product, service, and digital design. Comparable as a high-profile B2B design firm, though much larger in scale and with broader capabilities than the boutique Iacchetti practice.
• frog (frog.co): Global design and engineering consultancy (now part of Capgemini) serving enterprise clients across product, brand, and digital design. Comparable as a large-scale B2B industrial design firm, though structurally different (venture-backed/corporate-owned).
• Pininfarina: Iconic Italian design house operating across automotive, industrial design, and architecture. Comparable as a prestigious Italian B2B design firm serving enterprise clients, though broader in scope (transportation-led) than the Iacchetti studio.

Direct peers

• Ammunition Group: US product design consultancy led by Robert Brunner, designing consumer products for major brands (Beats by Dre, Nooks, Acer). Comparable B2B industrial design studio serving enterprise manufacturers across categories.
• Marcel Wanders Studio: Dutch designer-founded studio working across product, furniture, and interior design for premium brands. Comparable as a designer-led practice with major-brand collaborations and crossover into curated/exhibition work.
• Patricia Urquiola Studio: Milan-based industrial design and architecture studio working across furniture, lighting, and consumer products for major Italian and international brands (Moroso, Cassina, B&B Italia, etc.). Highly comparable boutique-like Italian practice serving similar enterprise client types.
• Nendo: Japan-based industrial design studio led by Oki Sato, working with major global brands on product, furniture, and exhibition design. Closely comparable as a multidisciplinary industrial design practice with strong brand recognition and artistic-direction capabilities.
• Tom Dixon: British designer-led brand combining industrial design, manufacturing, and brand direction. Comparable as a designer-founded practice with major-brand collaborations and crossover between commissioned design and owned-product lines.
• Jasper Morrison: British industrial designer with longstanding B2B practice designing for major manufacturers across furniture, lighting, and consumer goods. Comparable as a single-designer-led practice with similar enterprise client profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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