SOFT SOLID - 004 Osaka Bench Burl Wood

Established in 2020, studioutte is a Milan-based multidisciplinary practice for architecture, interiors and collectible design. utte (hütte) /'hytә/ hut, hütte, small cabana, wooden cabin, shelter. The vision of studioutte is distinctly Italian yet an integrated, harmonious reality. Its hybrid design is composed of vernacular architecture research and influences across various regional practices. Through a clear, expressive approach that eludes reiterated and extreme elements, the aim is purity, a concentration into a primitive essence. A warm assertiveness meets an animistic devotion for objects and interiors. Reaching beyond the formality of simplicity, ideas are distilled into essential, poetic forms and spaces. Milan-based architects and designers Guglielmo Giagnotti and Patrizio Gola created studioutte to manifest a shared vision of warm minimalism and a vernacular approach. Giagnotti, a former architect at Vincent Van Duysen, studied at the Polytechnic of Bari in 2014 after a collaboration with Studio Librizzi in Milan. In Ghent, he partnered with Robbrecht en Daem and Dierendonckblancke studios for the finalization of various public competitions. After a move to Antwerp in 2015, Giagnotti specialized in luxury interiors and small to medium scale architecture projects across a long working relationship with Vincent Van Duysen. Gola trained in interior design at the Politecnico di Milano. At DWA studio in Milan, he focused on retail and set-up projects. In 2017, Gola joined Dimorestudio to collaborate in large-scale commissions ranging from hospitality to retail and residential.