With Giulio Iacchetti, he won the Compasso d’Oro ADI for the “Moscardino” fork on display at the MOMA in New York, followed by another for the Montini manhole covers series. He won the Wallpaper Design Award ’08 for the Leti lamp manufactured by Danese. He was invited in 2015 to the Tianjin International Design Week as Italian representative with a one-man exhibition, whereas he was chosen as Italian Ambassador for the Italian Design Day in 2017. Architect, art director and university lecturer, he is one of the most well-known Italian designers in the world.