Lorenzo Palmeri, an architect with a second degree in Psychology, is active in the fields of design and planning, architecture, art direction, and teaching, as well as music composition and production. He studied with both Bruno Munari and Isao Hosoe, with whom he also collaborated for several years. He is a multifaceted creative who has designed: houses, guitars, lamps, vases, tables, exhibitions, books, a bottle, a piano…, a chocolate. In his work as an art director he has supervised various projects, including: Invicta, 2007; DesignRe (Istituto Italiano di Fotografia); Lefel (design project for Feltrinelli publishing) 2009-2010; Arthemagroup, 2010; Stone Italiana since 2012; Vicentina Marmi, 2019. He has been teaching at renowned international and Italian design schools since 1997. In the field of music he has written soundtracks for theatrical productions and installations. In 2009 he released the album \u201cpreparativi per la pioggia\u201d (get ready for the rain), with prestigious guest artists like Saturnino on bass and Franco Battiato. At the end of 2014 his second album, \u201cerbamatta\u201d, was released, followed in 2019 by \u201cla natura del lightning rod\u201d and in 2021 by \u201c4 (Crediti Cosmici dance floor)\u201d. Palmeri has also participated in numerous collective and solo exhibitions. His designs have won and been selected for important national and international awards (Good Design Award, IF Award, Compasso d\u2019Oro, Dezeen longlisted). In 2017 was named among the \u201cAmbassadors of Italian Design\u201d as part of Italian Design Day. In 2023, a book about his work was published: \u201cDisperazione progettuale. Dialoghi per una piccola epica del design\u201d Design Desperation. Dialogues for a small epic of design (Alessandro Biamonti, Franco Angeli Editore, Design and Architecture series).<\/p>