Lanzavecchia + Wai
Lanzavecchia + Wai is a design studio founded by the Italian Francesca Lanzavecchia (1983-) and the Anglo-Singaporean Hunn Wai (1980-), both former students of Gijs Bakker at the Design Academy in Eindhoven. The studio, which has an office in Pavia and one in Singapore, was founded in 2010 and can draw on the different attitudes of the two founders: while Francesca Lanzavecchia is more attentive to the human side of design and the relationships between objects and the bodies of users, Hunn Wai has a more technical approach that tends to favor research on materials. Their first major exploit dates back to 2012, with the presentation at the Salone Satellite of the project “No Country for Old Men”, dedicated to design for seniors. Two years later, in 2014, they were awarded at the Elle Décor International Awards as “Young Design Talent of the Year”. They have numerous collaborations with leading companies such as Zanotta, Trussardi Casa, Living Divani, Fiam Italia, De Castelli, Penta, My Your, La Cividina, Gallotti&Radice and many others. The Lanzavecchia + Wai studio has also designed on several occasions several special windows for Hermès boutiques around the world.