Born in Treviso in 1956, he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice followed by Maestro Vedova. He soon warms up to Murano glass, which creates new shapes that will allow him to boast numerous awards, including, in 1992, the Murano Award, Peggy Gugghenheim Collection, and in 1997, the first Prix of Excellence Award for the Marie Claire lamp. in Paris.