Barbara Maggiolo

Barbara Maggiolo is an Italian designer born in 1971, renowned for her refined work in the field of lighting. After studying at the University of Architecture and the International School of Graphics, she developed a sensitive approach to design that combines architecture, visual communication and craftsmanship. These multiple influences shape a style that emphasizes purity of form, elegance of line and the use of glass, a material emblematic of Italian know-how.

Early in her career, she collaborated with a number of companies, working on their image, showrooms and product presentation. This experience gave her an in-depth understanding of the links between design, staging and visual identity. In 2002, she began a long-term collaboration with Vistosi, a prestigious brand of Murano glass lighting fixtures. Within the company, she contributes to both the design of new lines and the management of the brand's image, playing a central role in its contemporary evolution.

Barbara Maggiolo's work is distinguished by her use of traditional blown glass techniques - such as murrina or ballotton - to which she brings a contemporary interpretation. Her creations often combine formal simplicity, craftsmanship and retro touches, giving rise to functional objects that nevertheless retain a strong artistic dimension. Collections such as Rina, Diamond, Poc and Sissi perfectly illustrate this sensibility: delicate, sculptural fixtures that play with light and enhance the value of materials.

Today, Barbara Maggiolo is regarded as one of the designers who best reconciles Murano tradition and modern design. Her work, widely distributed internationally, has made her an important figure in contemporary Italian lighting. If you like, I can also write a shorter, more literary version, or a portrait to introduce a catalog or dossier.