Davide Groppi

Davide Groppi is an Italian designer and the founder of the manufacturing brand of the same name. Since the 1980's, Davide Groppi has designed lamps which he manufactures and distributes all over the world. His work stands out for his interest in technology and innovation, his care for design, his humanistic approach to the project, and his awareness towards the social aspects of the business. The basic components of Davide Groppi's design are simplicity, lightness, emotion and invention, following a vision based both on coherence and on the need to be different. His work often highlights clean lines, a monochrome colour palette and a highly functional lighting output. Groppi promotes projects that come from the heart and mind, intuitions that emerge from a certain way of being and thinking, in which simplicity, lightness, emotion, invention and amazement are the fundamental elements.

Although he is a crucial component to all products from conception to release, Davide Groppi also collaborates with a vast collection of loyal team members with whom he trusts with all of his ideas and values their opinions. Over numerous years his work has been exhibited in many international projects across the globe, including in stores, museums, and restaurants. Davide Groppi has been particularly active in the area of hospitality, creating a variety of lighting solutions for the industry, leading to some of the most famous chefs choosing lighting solutions by the designer for their venues. The brand has won numerous awards over the years, including the Compasso d'Oro award for the TetaTeT Table Lamp and the Sampei Floor Lamp.