Cactus Napkin Stand Alessi

Marta Sansoni

Marta Sansoni is an Italian designer and architect from Florence, a graduate of the Florentine University, where she defended the diploma thesis "UN Edificio per il cultto" (1990). Her project was awarded to the International de L’A Architecture Salon in Paris and at the Di Milano trial. In the years 1990–1996 she ran seminars in the field of interior architecture at the University of Florentine. As a designer, she cooperates with reputable brands such as Alessi, Ivv, Martinelli Luce, Antinori, Visconti, Serralunga, Bitossi, Pampaloni and Stayer. For Alessi she created two characteristic collections: "Cactus!" and "Ba-rock", as well as individual projects, such as "Folpo", which was awarded at the International Design YearBook 1999. Her works were presented in prestigious museums, such as Moma in New York, Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago and Milwaukee Art Museum.