Studio Orfeo Quagliata

Is an industrial designer and founder of Studio Orfeo Quagliata. He brings more than two decades of experience with glass to Studio Orfeo Quagliata, blending design with an artisan's dedication to craftsmanship. The lack of innovation in prevailing glass processes compelled Orfeo to breathe new life into the glass world by introducing several groundbreaking techniques now showcased throughout the Studio Orfeo Quagliata collections. Orfeo's eclectic design approach points to early influences drawn from his father's work and also his grandmother, Herta Jalkotzy, an award-winning jewelry designer in the Wiener Werkstätte collective, founded by Gustav Klimt. His work follows an inherited tradition in glass and jewelry, while articulating a bold, maverick style uniquely his own. Orfeo currently lives and works in Mexico City, his home since 2000.