Raffaello Galiotto

Born in Chiampo (VI) in 1967. After studying Fine Arts in Venice, he founded his own design studio in 1993. Alongside his product design work, mainly in the furniture sector, he cultivates a strong interest in research, materials, production processes, and technology. He develops original experiments and international design exhibitions.

In the field of marble and natural materials, he has received several awards for his work with leading companies in the sector. He is a design lecturer at the University of Ferrara; his projects have been published in books and magazines and exhibited in international events and museums.

He specializes in the design of injection-moulded plastic products and later, driven by his interest in materials, production processes, and technology, he develops original experiments and exhibitions, especially in the field of marble and natural materials.

He designs numerous products and collections with important companies in the sector, exploring the characteristics of stone—such as surface, gravity, translucency, colour, the use of digital technology, and waste reduction.

He has organized exhibitions and conferences on design, serving on the board of ADI Veneto and Trentino Alto Adige. His projects have been published in books and magazines and exhibited at international events. Since 2014, he has curated “The Italian Stone Theatre,” the experimental pavilion of Marmomac. From 2011 to 2019, he was a design lecturer at the University of Ferrara.

Among the most significant events are: “Palladio and Lithic Design,” Verona, Vicenza, Leeds, Frankfurt, 2008; “The Doge’s Marbles,” Verona 2009; “Light and Matter,” Verona, Milan 2011; “Lithic Matter,” Verona 2011; “Raffaello Galiotto, Lithic Design,” Beijing 2011; “Pets Village,” Milan 2011; “Stone Gate,” Verona 2012; “Opus Motus,” Verona, Milan 2013; “Design and Technology,” Verona 2014; “Digital Lithic Design,” Milan, Verona 2015; “Marble_2.0,” Milan 2016; “The Power of Stone,” Verona 2016; “Digital Design Evolution in Natural Stone,” Utrecht, The Netherlands 2017; “Virtuous Machines,” Verona 2017; “Liquid, Solid, Lithic” and “Art Paths,” Verona 2018; “Natural Things” and “Art Paths,” Verona 2019; “In Our Time,” Verona 2021; “Visionary Stone,” Verona 2022; “Next Creatures,” ADI Design Museum – Milan, Verona 2023; “Journey to the Center of the Table,” Verona 2024.