fferrone
American
Felicia Ferrone's international namesake brand, based in Chicago and Milan, Italy, is known for delivering the unexpected through a seemingly simple gesture. Archetypes are reinvented; typologies are crossed and blended. European influences, minimalist aesthetics, mastery of proportion, and meticulously considered details are the hallmarks of fferrone. Often lighthearted and whimsical, the furniture and objects are timeless. Through close collaborations with master artisans, each piece is handcrafted allowing for innovative use of materials and production techniques, underlying another fundamental attribute to her design philosophy and approach.
Born in Chicago, Felicia Ferrone graduated with a degree in architecture from Miami University, Ohio, after which she moved to Milan, Italy. Ferrone’s expansive reach is informed by her early experience as an architect in Milan, where she was first taught to “blur boundaries.” In a series of positions with some of Italy’s most notable design luminaries she developed her belief that all aspects of design are interdependent, that nothing exists in a vacuum but always in relation to the environment, objects, and systems that surround it.
Ferrone's award winning work is included in the Art Institute of Chicago’s permanent collection, and is a recipient of a GOOD DESIGN Award. Her glassware, home accessories and furniture designs have been widely exhibited and published internationally. She is the Director of Graduate Studies in Industrial Design and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), and previously a lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for many years. In 2017, She was a Jury Member at The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for Product Design.
Producing and distributing her own work under her brand, fferrone, she also does commissioned work for clients, such as Audi, Boffi, and The Macallan among others. Clients include: Trussardi, Audi, Rimadesio, Bulthaup, Poliform, Molteni, Minotti, Peck, Flexform, Meridiani, Ernestomeda, Arclinea, Starbucks, and Society Limonta.
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EXHIBITIONS
Female Design Council: Deeper than Text New York, 2019 Selected as one of 19 international designers and featured glassware and Block Daybed Volume Gallery: Object Reflection Chicago, 2015 Group show Pavilion: The Space In Between Chicago, March 2015 Featuring new works by Felicia Ferrone and Christopher Gentner American Design: Contemporary American Landscape Paris, 2014 Selected as one of 15 contemporary American designers and presented four works at the Mona Bismarck American Center Arango: Felicia Ferrone and Christopher Gentner Miami, 2014 Exhibition featuring new work presented during Art Basel and the opening of the historical Arango Design Store and Foundation CHGO DSGN Chicago, 2014 Selected to present Magazine Table, ZigZag Bookshelf, and Revolution Collection for the exhibition at the Chicago Cultural Center Volume Gallery: Felicia Ferrone On Space Chicago, 2010 Solo show of five new works including the installation and lighting design of a pop-up gallery space for Volume Gallery
