Paola Navone is one of this generation’s design greats, renowned for her boundless creativity and unwavering commitment to design innovation. Hailing from Turin, Italy, Navone’s trajectory from architecture student to multifaceted designer extraordinaire has been meteoric, characterised not only by her immense talent and versatility, but also by her insatiable curiosity and a refusal to be confined by conventional boundaries.
Navone’s formative years in Milan, working alongside the eminent architect and designer Alessandro Mendini, proved instrumental in shaping her eclectic aesthetic. Immersed in the avant-garde milieu of the design collective Alchimia, Navone was exposed to a rich tapestry of styles and techniques that would inform her pioneering approach to design.
In 1988, Navone
