Andrea Ruggiero was born in 1969, and raised in Italy, China, and Austria. Originally
trained as an industrial designer (at Parsons School of Design, and briefly at
Domus Academy) he works as a generalist, bridging various disciplines -- in addition
to product design, he has been actively involved in the design and development
of visual identity systems, furniture, packaging, and commercial interiors. His
work has been included in numerous exhibitions -- most notably at an acclaimed
2 person show with Mike Solis entitled Fun[k]tion : New Basics for the Domestic
Environment at TOTEM, New York (1999) -- and has been widely published. He has
been teaching at Parsons School of Design since 1995 and has been a visiting
lecturer at the Universidad Diego Portales in Santiago De Chile.