About
(1995) Born and raised near Turin, where I live and work.
I design and create furniture pieces with a pragmatic approach, which I transfer from product design to interior design consultancy.
I work with companies and design studios, ranging between a more experimental and craft-based practice and a more traditional approach to the topics of interiors and products. In addition to general design tasks and projects, over the years I have developed a particular experience in technical issues, focusing on the executive aspects of the elements.
In 2022 I have started working as an independent furniture maker.
In 2023 I finally presented my first collection, Lockwerk, awarded in EDIT Napoli as “Best Unreleased Product” of the Seminario section of the fair.
I am a professor of Design History and Culture for IAAD in Turin.
giorgiobena@gmail.com
Phone
(+39) 349 8238 653
IG
@giorgio.bena
Exhibitions
- EDIT Napoli 2023 – Sezione Seminario
- Isola Design Gallery, Fuorisalone MDW 2024
- ASAP Works x Saturated Spaces, MDW 2024
- EDIT Napoli 2024
- Minimal Radicalism (Lockwerk Collection), Piet Hein Eek Gallery, Eindhoven, Dutch Design Week 2024
- Nitaj, Wasl Art Gallery, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
- Islamic Arts Biennale 2025, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
- “Magnificat”, Spazio Vito Nesta, Fuorisalone MDW 2025
Awards
- "Best unreleased product" Sezione Seminario – EDIT Napoli 2023 (Lockwerk Lounge Shelf)
- Nominee finalist – Isola Design Award 2024 (Lockwerk Coffee Table)
Press
- “I progetti più interessanti di EDIT Napoli 2023”, Elle Decor Italia“
- EDIT Napoli 2023. Le cose migliori che abbiamo visto alla fiera di design”, Artribune
- “EDIT Napoli 2023 solidifies its status as a prominent event within the industry”, Designwanted
- “Le vie del design che abbiamo percorso a EDIT Napoli 2023”, Cielo Terra
- “Move over, Milan: This Naples-based fair is providing young designers a prominent platform”, Sight Unseen
- “This Future is Currently Unavailable: Isola 2024 Highlights”, Designwanted
- “Lockwerk Coffee Table Bluntly Flaunts Bolts, Screws in Ultra-Industrial Design”, Homecrux
- “Giorgio Bena: The Minimal Radicalist in Metal Design”, tocco.earth
- “EDIT Napoli 2024. Cosa ci è piaciuto nella sesta edizione della fiera”, Living Corriere
- “Quattro storie di design indipendente che competono (sul serio) con l’industria”, Cielo Terra
- “Magnificat, quando il design nasce dall’incontro”, Cielo Terra
- “Magnificat exhibition in Milan pays tribute to indipendent design”, Archipanic