MARIALAURA IRVINE

Marialaura Rossiello Irvine (born in 1972) is the creative force behind Studio Irvine for over a decade. A graduate of Architecture from Naples under the mentorship of Riccardo Dalisi, Marialaura is guided by an intrinsic respect for the narrative foundations of architecture. She began her career with a passion for traditional design before advancing to Milan to study Strategic Design at Politecnico di Milano. With marketing, communication and strategy as focal points, she gained valuable experience collaborating with top Italian design firms, viewing products as part of a company’s overall strategy. Later, she began blending her expertise with the British design approach, working alongside her late husband, James Irvine. Marialaura’s design process is driven by extensive research and a profound historical understanding, deliberately avoiding strict adherence to any specific style or typology. She describes her approach as a “radical whisper,” emphasizing the transformative power of materiality, encapsulated by the principles of ethics, timelessness and challenges.

Marialaura’s portfolio includes collaborations with esteemed clients including Arper, Muji, Thonet, MDFItalia, FormaCemento, Olivari, Mattiazzi among others. Her studio, based in the center of Milan, specializes in product design, art direction and architecture. The approach is recognizable not only in the final product or space but in the entire process that, starting from the material, involves all the stages of transformation: from production to communication and product strategy. The mission is to simplify to improve the overall design and production. Her research is linked to mono-materiality, always in search of a synthesis that, following an industrial approach, reduces material waste.