Marco Acerbis

Marco Acerbis (1973–) is an established Italian designer. Although he comes from a family of prominent figures in the design industry, he has pursued an independent career, which began after his studies at the Politecnico di Milano with an extended period in London from 1997 to 2004. During those years, he had the opportunity to work with the studio Norman Foster + Partners as well as with Mario Bellini. Upon returning to Italy, he founded his own design studio in Bergamo, through which he has developed significant collaborations with a number of furniture companies. Among these, the long and fruitful partnership with the outdoor brand Talenti stands out, culminating in 2024 with the award of the Compasso d’Oro for the MRX pergola. Another key brand in his career has been FontanaArte, among the first companies to believe in his work by putting his Vertigo lamp into production in 2005. The lamp achieved immediate success and soon entered the permanent collection of the Vitra Design Museum. Characterized by a sober design language and a strong focus on functionality, Marco Acerbis’s creations also appear in the catalogs of several other Italian brands, including Desalto, Unopiù, Platek, Vistosi, and many others, among them the family brand Acerbis.