Born in Tento in 1954. Marco Zanini graduated in architecture from the University of Florence and perfected his studies in the USA. His collaboration with Ettore Sottsass in Milan dates back to 1977. In 1981 he was one of the founders of the Memphis group, for whose collections he designs and manufactures his own pieces, exhibited in important museums and galleries all over the world. On behalf of Sottsass Associati, he has directly contributed as design manager to the realization of numerous projects, including exhibition spaces and creations in the field of industrial design and interior architecture, made on behalf of a large and varied international client .