
Bio
Chiara Selmi, born in Milan in 1994, is an industrial designer with a focus on product design, installations, and creative direction. After studying at the Politecnico di Milano (IT) and the Arkitektur- og designhøgskolen in Oslo (NO), she has been developing personal projects and collaborating with professional studios since 2019, exploring contemporary materials, processes, and production solutions.
Clients
About:, ADI Design Museum, Argo, Centro Autismo Cascina san Vincenzo, Cosentino, Fondazione TOG, Intarbor, Politecnico di Milano, Shizuoka Prefecture, TobeUs, Unicoop Firenze, Vimar
Publications
2025 | New geographies of design: stories of innovation and future sponsored by Fondazione Symbola and ADI Industrial Design Association, curated by Carlo Branzaglia and Yara Cutolo
«From the concept to the creation of the product. Chiara Selmi is a designer with a clear vision: designing is not only about imagination, but also building, giving tangible form to ideas. In her path – between studio, workshop and production – design is a bridge between creativity and manufacture, between thought and reality.»
Other publications
About:, Domus, IoArch, iO Donna, La Repubblica, Linkiesta, Living Corriere, Rivista BC, Sky Arte, Wired Italia
Exhibitions
2026
About: fans, EDIT Napoli
Curated by Sovrappensiero Design Studio
Riot Studio
Naples, IT
2026
230 Volt-i, Milan Design Week
Curated by Giulio Iacchetti
Superstudio Maxi
Milan, IT
2026
About: writing tools, Milan Design Week
Curated by Sovrappensiero Design Studio
FIRM.GS
Milan, IT
2026
ADI Design Index with About: by Sovrappensiero Design Studio
Theoretical, historical and critical research category
ADI Design Museum
Milan, IT
2026
About: writing tools
Curated by Sovrappensiero Design Studio
Angle Gallery
Shangai, CN
2025
LighTOGether
Curated by Matteo Ragni
Centro TOG
Milan, IT
2025
About: tape cutter
Curated by Sovrappensiero Design Studio
Sopa Design Studio
Milan, IT
2025
About: grids, Milan Design Week
Curated by Sovrappensiero Design Studio
FIRM.GS
Milan, IT
2025
About: sandpaper
Curated by Sovrappensiero Design Studio
TMSP
Milan, IT
2024
Bicyclette: Another Tour between France and Italy
Curated by NoDesign and Matteo Ragni
ADI Design Museum
Milan, IT
2024
About: bristles
Curated by Sovrappensiero Design Studio
TDFK Studio
Milan, IT
2024
Made in Shizuoka across the Sea
Curated by Rieko Hagiwara and Keiko Suzuki
CCC
Shizuoka, JP
2023
50 years of Unicoop Firenze: a history of people
Curated by Giulio Iacchetti
Stazione Leopolda
Florence, IT
2023
Shizuoka city meets Milan Design
Curated by Rieko Hagiwara and Keiko Suzuki
Chie Gallery
Milan, IT
2023
Welcome to the post-analogue condition*
Curated by Elisabetta Donati de Conti
Circolo del Design
Turin, IT
Conferences and lectures
2026
Zoom on Talks – designers’ experiences
Politecnico di Milano
Milan, IT
2023
If Italy does Italy
Sponsored by Fondazione Symbola and ADI Industrial Design Association
Teatro Scientifico Bibiena
Mantua, IT
