Interview with Filippo Caprioglio
Filippo Caprioglio is a polyhedric and talented designer that works on multiple scale level, from tiny industrial objects, to large public buildings.
Designer Interview
28 June 2024
I came from a family in which creativity was surely present. My father was an architect as well. I had, since childhood, the possibility of meeting with interesting figures of the art and craft. Indeed I've always thought of myself as a creator.
My firm as a long tradition and as always been based in the mainland area of Venice, in the city of Mestre in Italy. In the past 20 years the firm expanded and has a branch in the USA, New York.
Design is for me giving humans a better living, better spatial and ergonomic quality.
We do not have a specific field and we were lucky enough to explore multiple scales and tasks.
As long as the design is efficient and simultasnely has functionality and esthetic that become my favorite till the next one.
It was a chair.
all sort and anytime different... (fortunately)
anytime, any hour, any place...
the functionality!
the idea of having the possibility of seeing real what was just in your mind thrills me!
it's fuel for the next one!
the fact the become natural for people to use it
the emotions that transmit, the pleasure to use it and it's functional aspects
making a durable sustainable product is the key for us
I would say that is such a difficult question but if I've to give an answer I would concentrate the effort in making design that is fully recyclable
It was in Venice during the Biennale architettura. The next one in Japan
Anything is a source, a landscape, a movie, a music, anything could be inspiring. Or is a proper brief that you recieve. Architecture and Design are everywhere!
I would say that I do not have a style, probably some recognizable signs but any project is unique, done for company and people that are unique. My approach is rigorous to reach an essence of the project.
I live in Italy, a country that surely carries on a tradition and a culture of the good design. I do not see cons ;-) the pros are surely the possibility to work with high end companies the can offer the possibility of researching and experiment.
Companies invite us to participate to their brief and submit proposal.
We learn from each other and I believe this is the best approach to summarize then a successful project.
We start by carefully understanding the client brief, that we start the development and research of the project, that we work on the proposal and start the dialog with the client until we reach the most satisfactory result for both.
Lamp, clock, stereo, vase and plates
too hard to answer ;-)
Be Curious! Always, period!
positives the fact that you can work to something that will help others living better. negatives maybe the time to reach the final production.
Never fall in love with your first sketch, but be consistent in developing your core idea.
having a sense of proportions and spaces understanding.
hand, hand and hand again, then we move to software and modeling to test...
It's not over until you and your client are satisfied...so time is just an aspect.
it really depends to too many factors...but if I've to say between 3 months and a year
"how you ever think to something like this" ;-)