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Rodrigo Torres
Born in Bogota, Colombia in 1976, he graduated from the Faculty of Industrial Design at the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in Bogota in 1998, and went on to complete a master's degree in Design at the Domus Academy in Milan in 1999.
In 1997 he won the "Santo Domingo" prize for best Colombian design student.
That same year he completed an internship at the CID department of Whirlpool Europe in Cassinetta.
Between 2000 and 2004 he worked as a designer for the Giovannoni design studio. In 2005 and 2008 he won the "Lapiz de acero" prize with the Morfeo (Domodinamica) bench and the Manta (Poliform) chair.
He has worked for Alessi, Poliform, Nike, Microsoft, Domodinamica, Miller, Ferrero, Baci Perugina and others.
In 2006 he took part in the "La Fabbrica del design" exhibition organised by the Domus Academy and Milan City Council. He is professor at the Domus Academy in Milan and the European Design Institute in Turin. He lectures at various universities in Italy and Colombia. He lives and works in Milan.
In 1997 he won the "Santo Domingo" prize for best Colombian design student.
That same year he completed an internship at the CID department of Whirlpool Europe in Cassinetta.
Between 2000 and 2004 he worked as a designer for the Giovannoni design studio. In 2005 and 2008 he won the "Lapiz de acero" prize with the Morfeo (Domodinamica) bench and the Manta (Poliform) chair.
He has worked for Alessi, Poliform, Nike, Microsoft, Domodinamica, Miller, Ferrero, Baci Perugina and others.
In 2006 he took part in the "La Fabbrica del design" exhibition organised by the Domus Academy and Milan City Council. He is professor at the Domus Academy in Milan and the European Design Institute in Turin. He lectures at various universities in Italy and Colombia. He lives and works in Milan.
