CARLO BALLABIO

Designer

He was born in Cantù, Italy in 1967. In 1990, he graduated with an Industrial Design degree from the European Institute of Design in Milan. He collaborated with various major design studios: first with Paola Nava and then with Paola Navone as a senior designer. Together with Alessandro Elli, he designed several products including Emmemobili’s “Escher” coffee table, which was exhibited at the Milan Triennial international exhibition in 2004, as part of the Città Infinita (City of Infinity) exhibition. He has collaborated with Servetto to design various plastic items for the SERVETTOCOSE brand. He also did a stint at the Cassina Research and Development Centre. Since 2011, he has been working as a product development manager and in-house designer at PORADA.