Emmanuel Gallina, was born in 1972 in France. He graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure d'Art in Limoges and the École Supérieure d'Art et de Design in Orléans, and then earned a Master's degree in Design & Management at the Politecnico di Mialno in Italy. After a seven-year collaboration with Antonio Citterio that marked the beginning of his career, he opened his own studio and started an intense design activity between Italy and France. He worked as designer, art director and marketing, communication and design identity consultant for several companies and boasts prestigious collaborations with international brands such as Poliform, Cartier, Panasonic, Accor, Porada, Ampm La Redoute, Burov, Ethimo, Toulemonde Bochart, Manade, Colé. In 2011 he won the Wallpaper Design Award, London (Table Concorde for Poliform) and was a finalist for the WAN furniture Design Award, London (Outdoor Aikana Collection for Fast).