Marco Zanini (n. 1954) & Massimo Giacon (n. 1962) Artwork valuations, appraisals and auction estimates

MARCO ZANINI Born in Trento in 1954, in the second half of the Seventies he became a collaborator of Ettore Sottsass and subsequently joined the "Menphis" group from 1981 to 1985. From the first half of the Nineties he worked as a designer at "Bitossi" ceramic factory in Montelupo Fiorentino. Read the full biography

MARCO ZANINI Born in Trento in 1954, in the second half of the Seventies he became a collaborator of Ettore Sottsass and subsequently joined the "Menphis" group from 1981 to 1985. From the first half of the Nineties he worked as a designer at "Bitossi" ceramic factory in Montelupo Fiorentino. MASSIMO GIACON Born in Padua in 1962, Massimo Giacon, having completed his studies, made his debut as a comics author on the "Mago" and then continued his activity with Frigidaire, Linus, Alterlinus etc. participating with his works in numerous reviews and exhibitions in the sector. In 1985 he joined Ettore Sottssas' studio in Milan, illustrating an advertising campaign for "Superego Design" and then collaborated, starting from the first half of the nineties, with the "Bitossi" ceramic factory in Montelupo Fiorentino. Since 1997 he has taught at the European Institute of Design in Milan.