About me

Gianmaria Della Ratta (b. 1993, Sant’Agata dei Goti, Italy) is a designer based in the Netherlands. After completing his Master's in Contextual Design at the Design Academy Eindhoven with his graduation project, Pasta Shootah, he founded his studio in 2019.
In 2020, he then joined Giorgio Gasco to create GROOVIDO design studio.

His practice moves between self-initiated work and collaborations with companies, where he often works closely with Research and development teams to explore new materials, production methods, and design directions.

His work has been exhibited at venues such as Rossana Orlandi’s Master Gallery, Dutch Design Week, and La Manufacture: A Labour of Love curated by Lidewij Edelkoort and Philip Fimmano for Lille Metropole 2020. It has also been featured in DAMN° Magazine, sector-specific publications, and the book A Labour of Love. He has been recognized as a finalist and winner in various design awards in Italy and abroad.

Bio

Now

–  Founder/Owner
   Studio GROOVIDO, Rotterdam/Eindhoven

–  Founder/Owner
   Studio Gianmaria Della Ratta, Eindhoven

From Sept. 2019_ongoing

– Product Designer, Creative design consultancy, Design thinking        Rodruza_R&D department , The Zandberg, Nijmegen 

2019-2020

– Guest Tutor 
  Design Academy Eindhoven

Arduino Workshop, Prototyping the Electronic Body
Contextual Design / Social Design Masters

2019

– Master’s Degree_ Contextual Design
  Design Academy Eindhoven

2017

– Product Designer
  Stilelibero+

2016

– Bachelor’s Degree cum Laude_ Industrial and Product Design
  Seconda Università degli studi di Napoli

2015

– Intern_Product Designer
  Ecoepoque

2015

– Grado Ingenieria en Diseno Industrial y Desarollo Del Producto 
  6 months Erasmus experience_Universidad de Malaga

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