Roberto Semprini

Roberto Semprini studied architecture in Florence.

In 1987 he joined the Bolidista movement, which expresses design in a symbolic way.

After moving to Milan, he began working as a freelance journalist for several design magazines such as Modo, L’Atelier (Paris) ARDI (Barcelona) and Vogue Italia. In 1989 he designed the “Tatlin” sofa for Edra, which was one of the products that won the prestigious TOP TEN award in Dusseldorf. In 1994 he was one of the winners of the Young & Design award with his coffee table “Manta” for Fiam. His products are part of the permanent collection of the Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts in Canada and the New Museum of Design in London. In 2000 he moved to Rimini where he opened the “RM 12 art & design” space, an art gallery, design studio and interior architecture studio.

Since 2006 he has been creating high impact scenographies related to the research of new domestic and public spaces, within the cultural part of trade fair events such as Fuori Salone in Milan, Abitare il Tempo in Verona, Sun and Sia Guest in Rimini. In 2010 he was invited by the Seoul Living design Fair (Korea) to exhibit “La casa italo/coreana”.

In 2012 he was invited as an ambassador of Italian design to hold a conference in Ningbo (China) at the Design Center of DEDALO (association that promotes Italian companies, design and art in China). In 2014 he was invited by the company Archimede LTD (consulting company for Chinese architects and interior designers) to hold a workshop at the Art Academy of TSINGHUA University Beijing.

In 2015, he was invited by Politecnico di Milano to hold a Master’s degree at Chenzen University. He has collaborated as a designer and art director with numerous companies such as: Fiam, Moroso, Alivar, Rede Guzzini, Edra, Ciacci, R.S.V.P., Arredaesse, Sicis, Slide, Trivellini, Contempo, Ciacci Kreaty, Larms, Spaus, Ad Hoc, M.B., Gruppo Trend, Frighetto, Dilmos, Adrenalina, Morfeus, Mastella Design, Pedrali, Morelato, Scab, Valdichienti, Edilco Scale, L2, Mastella, Marchetti Illuminazioni, Unica, Poggesi, Twils, TM Italia, Bruma, Talenti, Giovannetti, ect..

He has held lectures and seminars in several Universities such as: the Faculty of Architecture of Florence, the Polytechnic of Milan, the Superior School of Design of the University of Bologna, the I.E.D. of Milan, the Elisava School of Barcelona (Spain), the Tsinghua University of Beijing (China). He was a tenured professor at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera (Milan) from 1996 to 2016, from 2016 to 2017 he was a tenured professor and Coordinator of the Product Design Course at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna. He is currently a tenured lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera (Milan). Since 2015 he has been a lecturer for Chiara Fama at the Politecnico di Milano and received the certificate as an Italian Design Expert in China from the Municipality of Ningbo (China). In 2017 he won the Gold Design Award, the Archiproducts Design Award with the project of the Nemo table for the company Scab Design. Honorable Mention at the Top Design of The Year for Grand Design Etico, with the project Natural Giulia Pop for Scab Design.