Toan Nguyen was born in Paris in 1969 and graduated in Industrial Design in 1995 from ENSCI-Les Ateliers in Paris. After various experiences in Paris and Barcelona, in 1996 he moved to Milan, where he took over the direction of the design department at Antonio Citterio. Over the span of ten years, he co-signed several collections for Axor-Hansgrohe, B&B Italia, Flos, Kartell, Technogym, and Vitra. In 2009, he founded his own studio in Milan, successfully initiating a series of collaborations with various brands in the industrial, furniture, lighting, and ceramics sectors.
Toan Nguyen Studio is a multidisciplinary structure active in design across various fields, from furniture to the development of technological products, in collaboration with major international companies based in Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, and the United States.