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Fabio Novembre
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| Born | 21 October 1966 (age 58) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Architect |
Fabio Novembre (born October 21, 1966) is a famous Italian architect and designer. He is known for creating unique and often playful buildings and objects.
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About Fabio Novembre
Fabio Novembre moved to Milan, Italy, in 1984. He studied architecture there and earned his degree in 1992.
In 1993, Fabio lived in New York City and took a filmmaking course. A year later, in 1994, he got his first big project: designing the "Anna Molinari Blumarine" shop in London. That same year, he opened his own design studio in Milan.
From 2000 to 2003, he worked as an Art Director for Bisazza, a company known for mosaic tiles. He helped them grow around the world. Since 2001, he has also worked with many Italian design brands like Cappellini and Driade.
His Exhibitions and Projects
In 2008, a museum in Milan called the Rotonda di Via Besana held an exhibition about his work. It was named "Teach me the freedom of swallows." The next year, in 2009, the Triennale Design Museum in Milan asked him to create an exhibition about his own designs, called “Il fiore di Novembre” (The Novembre's flower).
In 2010, Fabio Novembre designed an installation for the City of Milan at Expo in Shanghai. This showed off Milan's creativity to the world.
In 2009, he created an art installation called Per fare un albero (To make a tree). This project, with the city of Milan and Fiat, featured 20 large fiberglass planters shaped like Fiat 500C cars. They were placed along Via Monte Napoleone, Milan's famous fashion street, for several months.
Fabio Novembre also worked on photography exhibitions. In 2011, he helped organize an exhibition for Lavazza coffee. He also designed and set up a show for the famous photographer Steve McCurry in Rome. In 2012, he designed the new look for the fifth edition of the Triennale Design Museum.
In 2014, Casa Milan, the new main office for the A.C. Milan football club, opened. Fabio Novembre designed all the inside spaces for this building.
Fabio Novembre's Creations
Buildings and Spaces
Fabio Novembre has designed many different buildings and spaces around the world. Here are some of them:
- Anna Molinari Blumarine stores in Hong Kong and London (1994), and later in Singapore and Taipei (1995).
- Café l’Atlantique bar-restaurant in Milan (1995).
- Blu discothèque in Lodi (1997).
- ON Natural Wellness Center in Milan (1997).
- SHU bar-restaurant in Milan (1999).
- Li Cuncheddi hotel in Olbia (2000).
- UNA Hotel Vittoria in Florence (2003).
- Bisazza showrooms in Barcelona (2001), Milan (2002), New York, and Berlin (2003).
- His own house and office in Milan (2004).
- Stuart Weitzman stores in Rome (2006), Beijing and Beverly Hills (2007), Hong Kong, New York, and Paris (2008).
- Moscara restaurant in Milan (2010).
- Casa Milan for A.C. Milan in Milan (2014).
Product Designs
Fabio Novembre has also designed many everyday objects and furniture pieces. Here are some examples:
- Honlywood chair for B&B Italia (1988).
- Mediterranea chaise longue (a long chair for relaxing) for Bonacina (1991).
- ORG table for Cappellini (2001).
- AND sitting system for Cappellini (2002).
- S.O.S. Sofa Of Solitude armchair and chaise longue for Cappellini (2003).
- HIM&HER chairs for Casamania (2008). These chairs are shaped like human bodies.
- Nemo chair for Driade (2010). This chair is shaped like a face.
- Robox bookshelf for Casamania (2011).
- Happy Pills vase for Venini (2012).
- Jolly Roger chair for Gufram (2013). This chair looks like a skull.
- F3 outdoor furniture for Vondom (2013).
Exhibitions and Art Installations
Fabio Novembre has created many special art installations and exhibitions. These are temporary displays that often combine art and design.
- Installation Love over all in Paris (2002).
- Installation Skybaby in Milan (2005).
- Exhibition Teach me the freedom of swallows in Milan (2008).
- Exhibition Il fiore di Novembre (The Novembre's flower) in Milan (2009).
- Installation Per fare un albero (To make a tree) with Fiat 500 cars in Milan, Paris, Madrid, and Capri (2009/2010).
- Installation Milano creative City at the Italian Pavilion for Expo Shanghai (2010).
- Exhibition Unexpected Guests - Homes of Yesteryear, Design of Today at the Museo Poldi Pezzoli in Milan (2010).
- Installation The Rainbow Thieves in Moscow (2010).
- Exhibition Lavazza Con te partirò in Milan (2011).
- Exhibition Steve McCurry in Rome (2011).
- Exhibition TDM5 at Triennale Design Museum in Milan (2012).
- Installation Stay Human for BMW in Rome (2012).
- Exhibition Seconda Pelle for A.C. Milan at Triennale Design Museum in Milan (2012).
- Installation We Dance for Lexus in Milan (2014).
- Installation The Earth Defenders for Lavazza at Eataly in Milan (2014).
- Bar Lavazza Expo 2015 for Lavazza at Expo Milano 2015 in Milan (2015).
- Exhibition From These Hands: A Journey Along the Coffee Trail for Lavazza and Steve McCurry in Milan (2015).
- Exhibition The Trophy Factory for A.C. Milan at Casa Milan in Milan (2015).
Sharing His Knowledge
Fabio Novembre has also given many talks and workshops at universities and events around the world. He has shared his ideas about architecture and design in places like Delft in the Netherlands, Seoul in Korea, London in the United Kingdom, and São Paulo in Brazil. He even gave a talk called L’architettura spiegata ai bambini (Architecture explained to children) in Milan in 2005.
