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
– Design Tutor, Fundamentals Programme – Design Studies
Design Academy Eindhoven (since Sept. 2025)
– Art Director/Co-founder
Studio GROOVIDO, Rotterdam/Eindhoven (since 2020)
– Founder/Owner
Studio Gianmaria Della Ratta, Eindhoven (since 2019)
2022-2025
– Lead Designer, R&D department
Rodruza Living Bricks, Nijmegen
– Hybrid Teacher, Industrial Design department – Sensory Matter Squad
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)
– Hybrid Teacher, Art & Tech Projects (2024-2025)
TU/e innovation Space, Eindhoven
2021-2022
– Co-founder/Owner
Pasta Shootah B.V., Eindhoven
2019-2022
– Product Designer, Creative design consultancy, Design thinking
Rodruza_R&D department, Nijmegen
2019-2020
– Guest Tutor
Design Academy Eindhoven
Arduino Workshop, Prototyping the Electronic Body; Smartphone Symbiosis
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
