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Design - Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Felicia Ferrone's international namesake brand of luxury glassware, tableware and furniture, based in Chicago and Milan, Italy, is known for delivering the unexpected through a seemingly simple gesture. Archetypes are reinvented; typologies are crossed and blended. European influences, minimalist aesthetics, mastery of proportion, and meticulously considered details are the hallmarks of fferrone. Often lighthearted and whimsical, the furniture and objects are timeless. Through close collaborations with master artisans, each piece is handcrafted allowing for innovative use of materials and production techniques, underlying another fundamental attribute to her design philosophy and approach.Born in Chicago, Felicia Ferrone graduated with a degree in architecture from Miami University, Ohio, after which she moved to Milan, Italy. Ferrone's expansive reach is informed by her early experience as an architect in Milan, where she was first taught to "blur boundaries." In a series of positions with some of Italy's most notable design luminaries, among them Antonio Citterio and Piero Lissoni.Ferrone's award winning work is included in the Art Institute of Chicago's permanent collection, and is a recipient of a GOOD DESIGN Award. Her glassware, home accessories and furniture designs have been widely exhibited and published internationally. She is the Director of Graduate Studies in Industrial Design and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), and previously a lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for many years. Producing and distributing her own work under her brand, fferrone, she also does commissioned work for clients, such as Boffi, OTHR, and The Macallan among others. In 2017, She was a Jury Member at The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for Product Design.
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