Designing with empathy

Gianluca Soldi is a Florentine interior architect and designer who designs iconic home furnishings combining aesthetics, functionality and respect for the environment.

Thanks to a humanist vision of design, each of his creations takes shape starting from the needs of the person, to improve daily life and inspire more conscious behavior .

Through the use of high-quality recycled materials and ethical design choices , Gianluca Soldi builds a bridge between sustainability and beauty , signing contemporary design pieces such as Ovetto that promote a greener future .

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Awards and participations

Awards and recognitions

An award-winning talent recognized at national and international level.

• 2024 - Archiproducts Award for Infinity design

• 2012 - EcoWorld Hotel Mention for the most innovative green product for the design of Ovetto

• 2010 - WT Award and special mention from the Province of Milan for Design

• 2008 - 1st Prize Vespucci Award - Florence for the Design of Royal Tree

• 2008 - ICFF NEW YORK - Ovetto project among the top 30 Italian designs

• 2008 - Award for the design project for a seat (Prayer Chair) for the Spazio della Spirito Mayer in Florence

• 1996 - 3rd National Prize Riabita Competition as interior designer

• 1985 - Florence Award for Young Interior Designers

• 1985 - Golden statuette of the Tuscany region

Participations and exhibitions

• 2025 - Exhibition of Ovetto and Sfera at MUDETO , Museum of Tuscan Design

• 2024 - Il Maxi Museum (Rome) Dante Ferreti exhibition “Roman walks” with the New Bell for Glass for Innovative Design

• 2012 - Services, environment and urban planning of the Principality of Monaco for the Design of Bruchetto

• 2011 - Palazzo Tokyo - Egg exhibited at the modern art exhibition in Paris

• 2012 - Saint Etienne Design - Egg selected and exhibited at the International Design Exhibition

• 2010 - Egg selected by the Ministry of the Environment and Protection of Land and Sea to participate in the Shanghai Stand Italia event

• 2010 - Bruchetto exhibited at Terra Futura , Florence

• 2009 - Ovetto exhibition at the Geffrye Museum in London

• 2009 - Egg selected for Italian Design for sustainability - My bio Home, Rai Educational

• 2009 - Participation on behalf of Made in Italy with Ovetto at the ICFF Design exhibition in New York

• 2009 - Egg selected by the Civil Protection and the Ministry of the Environment and Protection of Land and Sea for participation in the G8 in L'Aquila

• 2009 - Egg presented by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to the World Journalists of the G8 in Naples

• 2009 - Selected by the Ministry of the Environment and Protection of Land and Sea - Italian Design Trieste

• 2009 - Participation in the G8 in Syracuse for the Ministry of the Environment with Ovetto

• 2008 - Curator and organizer of the conference “ Lines of Bioarchitecture in Interior Design ” - Salone dei 500, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence

• 2008 - Selected by the Ministry of the Environment and Protection of Land and Sea for the G8 in Syracuse

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Space as a place of relationship

A member of numerous trade associations and specialized in bioarchitecture , Gianluca Soldi interprets design as an act of responsibility . The psychology of living and the relationship between form and function are at the center of his approach, in a constant dialogue between ethics and aesthetics .

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Experiences and collaborations

During his career, Gianluca Soldi has also dealt with renovations and furnishings for public and private environments, collaborating with important institutions.

• Confindustria Naples

• Ancitel EA - Energy and environment

• Coreve - Consortium for glass recycling

Publications in journals

Published works

  • • Lines of Bioarchitecture in Interior Design, Relationship between Bioarchitecture and Eco-Design (Edizioni Masso delle Fate, 2008

  • • Maria, Mater Vitae et Misericordia (2007, Ed. Cartei) - Words and images on the creation of the Maternity Chapel of the Careggi Hospital in Florence

  • • Space and life: home, laboratory of relationships (2006, Ed. Effatà) - Essay on interior architecture as a reflection of family life.

Training

  • Graduated in furniture

    Cappiello Academy - Florence

  • Master and Doctorate in Interior Design

    Leibniz University - Hannover

  • Specialized in green architecture , energy saving and heat accounting

Associations

  • AIPi Milan

    Italian Association of Interior Designers

  • ADI Milan

    Italian Association for Industrial Design

  • Anab Milan

    National Association of Bioecological Architecture

  • QUALITAID EU - AGEN, France

    European Register of Interior Architects