Mattia Bonetti

Mattia Bonetti is a Paris-based artist and designer. Bonetti was born in Lugano, Switzerland, and studied textile design at the Centro Scolastico per l’Industria Artistica. Bonetti moved from Switzerland to Paris, where he now lives and works. Prior to designing furniture, Bonetti worked as a stylist and photographer. In 1979, he began designing furniture. All of his work begins as a freehand sketch, which is then fabricated. Bonetti has worked with the same fabricators for decades, employing craftsmen to transform his drawings.