Paolo Palma
Paolo Palma (Urbino, 1973) Designer and Art director, he earned a diploma at Urbino’s ISIA. After collaborating for two years with the Dolcini Associati studio in Pesaro, in 1999 he began working with Fabrica, the research center of communication of Benetton. In 2006 he founded his own international design and communication studio, Heads Collective, which develops projects in different creative fields and disciplines. Since 2011 He teaches Graphic design at the Isia Urbino.
He has developed and curated the artistic direction of cultural events including: Nuvolari (between earth and sky), Fabrica Forever Rotterdam, XYZ Ideas on furniture, Colors extra/ordinary objects, I Della Robbia/Il dialogo delle arti nel Rinascimento, Andrea Brustolon, Lo stile dello Zar, Fondazione Claudio Buziol, Medici con l’Africa Cuamm, Case Museo Milano, Avis, Treviso Design, Sustain/ability, HydroCobweb by Replay, Futur Pass From Asia to the world.
Among his editorial projects are: Hendrix Now, Parade-Parades, L'avventura continua. Storia breve dei primi 60 anni di Medici con l'Africa Cuamm, Colors Magazine n. 65, 66, 67; Colors Music, Mail Me (Electa), Fab Newsletter, The art of experimental interaction design (IdN), D&AD annual 2007 (D&AD).
Among his commercial projects are: Società Autostrade, Autogrill, Diadora, Kronos, ZeroRh+, United Colors of Benetton, Ikepod, Bd Barcelona Design, Curvet Ambienti, Oviesse, Bata, ACTV, Porta Vescovo Dolomiti Resort, Vic Matié, Unlimited, Il Gufo.
His work has been published in various specialized magazines including Print, Novum, Linea Grafica, Output, Grafica, Output, Diseño Grafico, Domus, Experimenta, Modo, Interni, Abitare, Colors, El Pais, Page Unlimited and IDEA.
As well as his personal exhibition; Paradise: Image and Type by Paolo Palma (Bologna, 2001) he has taken part in the following exhibitions: “Design is Everything” (Madrid 2010), Festival international de l’affiche et du graphisme deby the ADI design Index as one of the year’s best projects. Chaumont (Chaumont 2010), Segni diversi (Caorle 2009), Centre Pompidou / Parigi Fabrica: Les yeux ouverts (Parigi 2006), Segni diversi (Caorle 2009), Le Reliquie di Sottosp irito (Milano 2006), I Designer delle Marche (Milan, Ancona, 2005), Teach me (Venice, 2004), Sense of Wonder, Chi ha paura…? (Milan, 2002), Italic 1.0 (Rome, 2002), Bold: Nuovi Grafici Italiani (Venice, 2002).
He has edited a book on the typographical work of Wim Crouwel: New Alphabet. Wim Crouwel e la tipografia sperimentale, which was awarded a Certificate of Excellence by the International TypoGraphi Awards in 2004. He contributed to the volume The Origins of Things: Sketches, Models, Prototypes by Thimo Te Duits, (Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen/NAi Publishers, Rotterdam 2003). In 2005 he developed the project on experimental typography Ortho-type that was recognized by the ADI design Index as one of the year’s best projects. He is particularly interested in typographical experimentation.
Contact details
Paolo Palma
via Edmondo de Amicis, 1
61033 Fermignano PU
Italy
Telephone
+39 3487323872
E mail
Heads collective