OTTAVIO BARBOLANI, A 24 YEARS OLD ITALIAN -BELGIAN WHO COMBINES AN ENGINEER'S WAY OF THINKING WITH A DESIGNER'S EYE AND SENSIBILITY.

LEGO, K'NEX, GEOMAG, MECCANO: THE TOYS THAT SHAPED MY CHILDHOOD. THEY SPARKED IN ME THE DESIRE TO BUILD AND CREATE TANGIBLE OBJECTS, THINGS THAT CAN BE TOUCHED AND EXPERIENCED.

MY DESIGN APPROACH AIMS TO KEEP THE OVERALL SHAPES SIMPLE AND RESTRAINED, RELYING ON THE PRINCIPLE FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION.

BEHIND THIS APPARENT SIMPLICITY LIES A CAREFUL DESIGN PROCESS, AS ACHIEVING A DESIGN THAT FEELS INTUITIVE YET IMPACTFUL REQUIRES THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION.