<Gianni Cinti was born in Umbria in 1979 and is a designer who works in the fields of design, fashion and applied art. A graduate of the prestigious Higher Institute for Artistic Industries (I.S.I.A.) in Urbino, he has collaborated with numerous fashion brands such as Alberta Ferretti, Marithè+Francois Girbaud, Gianfranco Ferré, Corneliani, MSGM, Sambonet, Pininfarina and many other luxury brands as a fashion and lifestyle consultant.
Among his best-known projects are certainly those related to tableware, particularly the “Jungle” cutlery for Sambonet (2023) and the iconic Heritage Collection designed for Rosenthal (2020).
A key chapter in his career was the long period he spent as Gianfranco Ferré's assistant: an experience that had a decisive impact on his design approach, allowing him to learn directly from the great designer the value of rigour, colour sensitivity, innovation and creative vision. Cinti integrates fashion, art and design, moving between tradition and innovation. His recent works include the “Fra-me” textile project for Doppia Firma, selected by the Cologni Foundation for the Métiers d'Art and Triennale Milano (which debuted at Milan Design Week 2024), and his work on Bucchero and Deruta ceramics for the “Erranti” exhibition curated by Francesca Alfano Miglietti (FAM) as part of the Como Lake Design Festival. In 2025, he presented the “Bold” collection in Paris, designed for Salviati Venezia 1859, a historic Murano glasswork, with which he also collaborates on creative direction.
A visiting professor at numerous international universities, Gianni Cinti has taught at the Politecnico di Milano and currently teaches Personal Design at the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Milan.
His work is distinguished by its profound and refined research, which develops between tradition and innovation, creating a continuous dialogue with the past and with the “elsewhere”.
This approach stems from his passion for contemporary art, reading, travel, the East and collecting. Cinti reinterprets heritage through a specific visual language, where historical memory blends with modernity, giving life to objects and projects that go beyond simple functionality: they tell stories, preserve culture and offer new and original perspectives. He lives and works in Milan.