Andrea Morgante - SHIRO STUDIO

Andrea Morgante was born in Milan in 1972. After a degree in Architecture he moves to London in 1997 where initially collaborates with RMJM. In 2011 he joins Future Systems, where in 2006 he becomes Associate Director, working closely alogside Jan Kaplicky for nearly 8 years: amongst many projects Selfridges in Birmingham, numerous international competitions, product design and eventually he will lead the design for the Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena, directing its completion on site after Kaplicky’s death in 2009. In 2008 he collaborates with Ross Lovegrove, leading several sustainable architetural schemes. In 2009 establishes Shiro Studio in London. In his work in Architecture and Product Design is characterized by a coherent approach, often influenced by his long term passions for anatomy, digital fabrications, botany, aeronautics and philosophy. www.shiro-studio.com