They deal with architecture, industrial design, graphics, art direction for companies and events.
Among their clients AntonioLupi, Biennale di Venezia, Bormioli Rocco, Colle Vilca, De Castelli, De Vecchi Milano 1935, Fiat, F.lli Guzzini, Friul Mosaic, Invicta, Lagostina, Lavazza, Martinelli Luce, Max&Co, Mercedes-Benz, Museo Pecci, Nastro Azzurro, Red Bull Italia, San Pellegrino, Savema, Serafino Zani, Styl’Editions, Swarovski Italia, Triennale di Milano, Yoox.
They have won many prizes among which the German Design Award 2024 and Big See Award 2023 and Archiproducts Award Design 2022 for the Dress_Code designed for S.Cab; the Archiproducts Design Award 2023 for Mosaico_Pavone wallpaper designed for styl’editions; the New Best Communicator Award 2023 for stand Savema a Marmomac; the Award Edida 2021 for the Borghi collection for Antoniolupi, the Adi Booth Design Award 2021 for stand Antoniolupi, Nomination Edida 2020 for the Gessati collection designed for AntonioLupi; the Adi Booth Design Award 2019 category Research for stand Styl'editions; the Premio Donna del Marmo 2019: the Best Communicator Award 2014 for La Casa di Pietra; the First Prize at the Creativity International Competition "Swiss in Cheese"; the First Prize at the competition of architecture for Marinella di Selinunte; the First Prize at the competition of graphics for "The poster of Carnival Torre del Lago Puccini"; the Second Prize (2012) and four special mentions at the International Competition "Young&Design"; the Second Prize at the competition "Dignity Design"; they have been selected, as designers, for the exhibitions "Prime Cup" and "New Italian Design", arranged by the Director Silvana Annichiarico for the Milan Triennale Exhibition and for the Exhibition "Theatre of Italian Creativity" in New York, arranged by Vanni Pasca. Alessandro Mendini selects for the Design Museum of the Triennale of Milan the tasting glass Swing; Dyade Ltd invites Gumdesign to represent the italian design for IDEA in London during the London Festival Design and the Magma museum receives some objects of Gumdesign in the permanent collection; are selected by Triennale of Milan for a major exhibition at the Santral Museum of Istanbul and Vittorio Sgarbi choose them for the Italian Pavilion (Venice Biennale) to the Pecci Museum of Prato. The MoMa of San Francisco select Swing and Calici Emozionali for a important exhibition and for the permanent collection. The Glass Museum of Shangai select Calici Caratteriali for the permanent collection.
Since 2008 they are in charge of the Creative Direction of "Cambiovaso" for the Upgroup company, that has involved, till now, thirty international designers; art director and members of the editorial board of Bau, container contemporary culture; art director brand Styl’Editions since 2018, follow the corporate image for AntonioLupi since 2020 and art director brand Savema since 2022.
Adi Design Index / Compasso d'Oro selection
Adi Design Index 2009 - "business research" section for the Cambiovaso collective project
Adi Design Index 2011 - "graphics" section for the Bau9 contemporary culture container
Adi Design Index 2012 - "design" section for the Mastro table
Adi Design Index 2016 - "business research" section for the La casa di Pietra project
Adi Design Index 2019 - "research" section for the Styl'Editions stand
Adi Design Index 2021 - "design" section for the Borghi sink
Adi Design Index 2021 - for the Antoniolupi stand
Adi Design Index 2022 - "design" section for the Cistà container
They are involved, in the University area, with open classes, workshops and they cooperate with the "Free University" of Bolzano, the Cried of Milan, the Ied of Florence and Rome, Pisa University and the Celsius in Lucca, the Faculty of Architecture of Genoa, the Faculty of Engineering of Trento; ; since 2017 they are coordinators and teachers of the first Masters in Design - Innovation and Product for High-Crafts at the IED Florence.
