Nucleo
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In 1997, I asked myself what would future design be like at the threshold of the 3rd millenium: Nucleo was the answer to that question.  I took open source software as my inspiration, designing with an open code through which I involved different designers who had the same language in common, so in this way developing new projects all different but connected at the same time.
Nucleo is the synonym of research, innovation, introspection and we wish to continue to be so.


Milestones
 
:: ”Terra!” poltrona per esterni, produzione Nforniture anno 2000, design Nucleo_A. Sanna + P. Robino. Cartone riciclato e semi. XIX premio Compasso d’Oro ADI  annual selection. “Terra!”Category:  product for the community. 2001 (3 yearly award, excellence in European design)
:: ”Angelica” lampadario a sospensione, produzione alt luci alternative/Firme Di Vetro, anno 2000 design Nucleo_P. Robino+A.Sanna+M.Zoggia. Metacrilato e tubi neon.  ADI Design Index- annual selection.  Category: domestic lighting. 2003
:: ”Atrium piazza”divano, produzione Salt, città di Torino, anno 2004, design Nucleo_P. Robino + A. Sanna
   ADI Design Index- annual selection. “Atrium” Category:  exhibition and interiors. 2004
:: ”Phylum” divano destrutturato, produzione Meritalia, anno 2006, design Nucleo_P. Robino + S.Fersini. Poliuretano Frame, floccatura in viscosa
:: ”Dream” programma di arredi per il bagno, produzione Cima, anno 2006, design Nucleo_P. Robino + S. Fersini. Grafica Nucleo_C. Cacchioli.  Lavabi in ceramica bianca o oro e tecnoril, arredi in tecnoril e gres porcellanato.
:: ”Preciouss Milano” progetto di brand strategy e brand idendity, packaging, advertising, merchandise, visual merchandise, boutique, per l’azienda B&Sweets srl, anno 2007, design Nucleo_P. Robino + A.C.Occleppo Grafica Nucleo_C. Cacchioli.  Linea di luxury chocolate.


Didactic Activity

:: Università del Salento, Lecce University, Italy. Guest Professor "Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino". “Fashion born in internet” . Master program, in fashion and design. 2007.
:: TUDelft, Netherlands. "Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino + assistent_Arianna Madiotto". "Chocolate Branding" – lecture + workshop. Studio Nucleo. 2006.
:: Politecnico di Firenze, Italy.  Guest Professor ”Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino”. ”Gardening in Pistoia” – seminar.
   Faculty of architecture, Master program, Design Management department. 2006.
:: Domus Academy, Milano, Italy.  Guest Professor ”Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino”. “Theatre of Consumption” – seminar. Master program, industrial design department. 2004.
:: Domus Academy, Milano, Italy.  Guest Professor ”Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino”. “NE&O: new objects and human being”. Final master thesis in industrial design. Development of future scenarios with relation to technology. 2004
:: IUAV- Venezia University, Italy.  Guest Professor ”Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino”. The faculty of art and design, BA program, Industrial design department. 2004-2005.
:: IED (Istituto Europeo di Design) Torino, Italy. Guest Professor ”Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino with Fiat advance design” “Cars in the next 10 years”, Master program, industrial design department. 2003-2004.
:: Domus Academy, Milano, Italy. Guest Professor ”Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino”. “The bathroom change skin, with Teuco”. Final master thesis in industrial design. Development of future scenarios with relation to technology. 2003
:: Politecnico di Torino, Italy.  Guest Professor ”Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino”. Faculty of architecture, BA program, Industrial design department. 2001- 2003.


Recent professional activities: design, design strategy and products

:: Preciouss Milano. Italy. Brand Strategy, Brand Idendity, Packaging, Advertising, Merchandise, Visual merchandise, Boutique 2007.
:: Associacao Terra do Mòvel. Ourém. Porugal. Projecto co-financiado por: UE Nord Est Sud Ouest Interreg IIIC. Design consulence and Product industrialization 2006.
:: Lavazza coffee. Italy. Brand strategy and Product Development 2006.
:: Dream Bathforniture. Italy. Brand strategy and Product Development. 2006_2005.
:: Martini Vermouth. Italy. Brand strategy and Product Development 2004.
:: Dobell. Italy. Brand identity, Brand strategy, Product Development and Packaging. Italian manufacture of stationary products. 2004.
:: Torino 2006 Olympic Games. Italy. "Atrium piazza" Sofa (the largest sofa in the world). Atrium Torino, information center. 2004. "Atrium piazza" has been selected to participate in ADI Design Index- annual selection. Category: Exhibition and Interiors.
:: Borini Costruzioni. Italy. "Helix" – emergency escalator system. 2003_2004. "Helix" has been selected to participate in ADI Design Index- annual selection. Category: Product for the community.


Recent Products in Production

:: " Preciouss Milano " – New luxury chocolate. Producer: B&Sweets srl. 2007.
:: "Hey Joe " – Bookcase. Producer: Studio Art. 2007.
:: " PH " – destructured sofà, Producer: Meritalia. 2007.
:: "Dream" – New program of bathforniture. Producer: Cima arredobagno. 2006.
:: "Gilda" – New line of bathroom taps. Producer: Rubinetterie Ritmonio for CimaAarredobagno. 2006
:: "Phylum" – destructured sofà, Producer: Meritalia, 2006.
:: "Martini ice" - Icy lollipop for promotional events. Producer: Martini Vermouth. 2005.
:: "Boiserie" -- Bath collection. Producer: Merati. 2004.
:: "Divina" - Domestic lighting. Brand: Altlucialternative. Producer: Firmedivetro. 2003.
:: "Sinoira" - Disposable buffet plate. Producer: Nforniture. 2003.
:: "Take me bob" - Disposable buffet plate. Producer: Nforniture. 2003.
:: "29/b" - Welcome carpets. Producer: Nforniture with 3M™ Nomad™. 2002.
:: "Angelica"- Domestic lighting. Brand: Altlucialternative. Producer: Firmedivetro. 2002.


Conferences

:: Korea Furniture Society, Seoul, “9th International Furniture Design Conference”
:: IUAV, Venezia University, “Design and product innovation”
:: Messe Frankfurt in Seoul. “Brand creativity”
:: Milano "Globalisation and asymmetric marketing, 20 trends that are changing the world” Future visions workshop by Future concept lab
:: Museo della Scienza e della Tecnica  Milano "3° national congress of Italian  design”  "The roll of design”.


Awards

:: ADI Design Index- annual selection. "Pluggies". Category: product for the community. 2005
:: XX Premio Compasso d’Oro ADI - annual selection. "Helix". Category: product for the community. 2004
   (3 yearly award, excellence in European design)
:: ADI Design Index- annual selection. "Helix". Category: product for the community. 2004
:: ADI Design Index- annual selection. "Atrium". Category: exhibition and interiors. 2004
:: ADI Design Index- annual selection. "Angelica" . Category: domestic lighting. 2003
:: XIX premio Compasso d’Oro ADI annual selection. "Terra!". Category: product for the community. 2001
   (3 yearly award, excellence in European design)
:: ADI Design Index- annual selection. "Terra!". Category: product for the community. 2000


Exibition

:: Abitare il tempo, Verona, Italy. "The Leather House"_ September 2007.
:: Fuori Salone, Salone del Mobile, Milano, Italy. "The Luxury Palace"_ Aprile 2007.
:: Abitare il tempo, Verona, Italy. "Eutopia"_ September 2006.
:: Sala Bolaffi Torino, Italy. " Torino Design". January 2005.
:: Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany. "Natur ganz Kunst". January 2005_ January 2006.
:: Felissimo, New York, Usa. “A Bit(e) of Tuscany in the Big Apple, the shape of values” 10 designer interprete the tuscan house _ November 2005.
:: Marco, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Vigo, Spain. "Strangely Familiar, Design and Everyday life". (Travelling exhibition) _  January to September. 2005.
:: Centre Euralille, Lille, France. "Strangely Familiar, Design and Everyday Life". Lille 04 Capitale Européenne de la Culture. (Travelling exhibition). 2004.
:: Carnegie Museum of Art , Carnegie, Usa. "Strangely Familiar, Design and Everyday Life". November 2003-January 2004.
:: Triennale, Milano, Italy. "XX premio Compasso d’Oro ADI". 2004
:: Chelsea Art Museum, New York, Usa. "I.DOT Italian Design On Tour"_ May 2004.
:: Ambiente, Seoul, Korea. "T.A.L.E.N.T.S. Consumer Goods Fair"_ May 2004.
:: Gallery at 545 West 22nd Street, New York, Usa. "1950-2000 Theater of Italian Creativity, Life in Italian Style"_ October 2003.
:: Abitare il tempo, Verona, Italy. "NUCLEO HOME, Living XXI Century"_ September 2003.
:: Centre national d´art et de Culture Georges Pompidou, Paris, France. "Du design au Jardin"_ October 2003.


Team

::  Piergiorgio Robino
Chief designer

::  Alice Carlotta Occleppo
Product designer and project manager

:: Stefania Fersini
Graphic and product designer

:: Daniele Ragazzo
Product designer

:: Marco Novello
Product designer

:: Andrea Sanna
Product designer

:: Arianna Madiotto
Graphic designer

:: Claire Cacchioli
Graphic designer and project manager

:: Nicola Sophie Hütz
Junior designer