ALESSANDRO BELLI

ALESSANDRO BELLI
16.04.1955
EDUCATION
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1988
University of California, Berkeley, USA
Master of Architecture
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1980
Università di Firenze
”Laurea” degree in Philosophy
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Scholarships
John K. Branner Research Fellowship,
University of California, Berkeley
DAAD, Deutsche Akademiker Austauschdienst, Berlin
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APPRENTICESHIP
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1989
Polytechnic University, Innsbruck, Austria
Dept. Civil Engineering, Director Prof. Heimo Lessmann.
Research and editorial project on large public transport works.
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1987
Peter Eisenman, Architect, New York
Collaboration on Wexner Center and Fin d’Out House projects.
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1981-1983
Bruce Burdick, Designer, San Francisco
Junior designer, Researcher, Arab Heritage museum (Saudi Government), Office
Modular furniture (Herman Miller) and Retail design (ESPRIT).
MAIN WORK EXPERIENCES
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Academic
SACI, Studio Arts Center International, Firenze. From 2002 to present. Instructor,
Architectural design Studio.
NABA, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Milano. 2000-2005. Instructor, Interior and
Product design Studio.
Architecture
VETRERIA ETRUSCA, Florence. New headquarters for a glassmaker.
Architectural and interior design. Creation of an innovative concept of blownglass sun-screening wall. 2003-2005.
In partnership with Carlo Curto, Milano. Concept for the redesign of the public
areas of a four-star, 100-room hotel in the city center: reception, bar, restaurant,
meeting rooms.
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Various architectural, historical preservation, restoration projects and interior
design projects in Tuscany, with architect partnership “Belli & Mazzetti”, 2003 present.
Franchise store “HENRIETTE”, Italy: Design and engineering of a modular
furniture and display system for a lady’s apparel chain store.
ENEL (State Energy Company) and WWF Italy. Museum design concept for a
didactic facility on renewable energy sources.
WWF Italy., Rome. Interior design for the new WWF national headquarters.
Designed as a showcase for environment-friendly and sustainable-development
technologies.
Furniture and Product Design
VETRERIA ETRUSCA, Florence.Glass-bottle design. 2000EUROPEAN UNION, “LIFE” program. “The Minimal Vehicle” project. Concept and
engineering development of an ultra-compact, ultra-lightweight bicycle,
sponsored by Pirelli, Ticona/Celanese (Hoechst Group), ENEA (State Energy
Research Center), FS (State Railways), WWF Italy and the Tuscany Regional
Government.
“Ricerca Segnalata” XXI° Compasso d’Oro ADI 2008.
M&M Marketing, Salzburg, Austria. Product Design consultancy on several BrandLicensing for BMW, SUNJET, MOVADO, and CARRERA/Optyl brandnames, in the
field of watches and sunglasses.
NORDICA. Point-of-sale display system for ski-boots, sunglasses.
JCM Industries, Osaka. Design and engineering of Point-of-sale electronic
equipment distributed as RCH brand.
WWF Italy. “Eco-Furniture” made with recycled plastics and wood. One-off
furniture, personal accessories and home / office items based on fotovoltaic
technologies.
SANDOZ Agro. Point-of-sale product information station.
SUNJET Corp. Salzburg, Austria. SUNJET franchise store. Product design and
store image concept for a teen-age oriented clothing and accessory
(sunglass,watch, stationary) chain store.
VARIOUS CLIENTS. One-Off furniture projects.
LANGUAGES
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English (spoken, written)
German (spoken)
PRIZES
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XXI° Compasso D’Oro ADI 2008, “Ricerca Segnalata”;
PHILIP MORRIS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Prize, 1989;
OTHER EXPERIENCES
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Collaborations with CAR Design e Activa Design magazines.
Familiarity with the IPR protection themes.
Knowledge of the sustainable development technical issues.
Interest in the contemporary art scene.
Lived in the US 1981-1988
Lived in Austria 1989-1991
IT: OSX, Windows, MS Office, Adobe CS, iWork, VectorWorks.
Desktop publishing, presentations, accounting, 2D and 3D CAD.
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