Bertrand Lejoly

Bertrand Lejoly was born in Belgium in 1980 into a German and French-speaking family.
After studying at the École supérieure des arts Saint-Luc in Liège, he gained his first working experience as an industrial designer in Germany. He then collaborated for seven years with Matteo Thun in Milan. In 2013 he became Head of Product Design with the Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen.
Since 2021 he has focused exclusively on his own design studio in Antwerp. Since then he has collaborated with important brands in the field of furniture, lighting, sanitary ware and tableware.  Thanks to his training, his formal language encompasses all cultures. The designer describes his style as "refined simplicity". His objects stand on the border between an expressive but subtle design language. He especially likes to play with elements that are engraved in the collective memory to create timeless objects for everyday use. He has been collaborating with Zanotta since 2022.

Zanotta

Founded in 1954, Zanotta is recognized as one of the major protagonists of the history of Italian design. In particular since the 1960s, guided by the intuition and extraordinary entrepreneurial ability of its founder Aurelio Zanotta, conquer the international scene thanks to emblematic products for formal innovation. The technological research supported by the continuous evolution of the quality of materials and production processes is one of the best in the world.

The cultured and precious history of Zanotta is renewed in 2017 in the union with Tecno starting a common project. This implies the consequent strengthening of synergies and commercial strategies at the international level under the guidance of Giuliano Mosconi. It brings irony to the domestic universe, which suggests different ways to feel better in the world of the home, which for the first time has included in its catalog the works of the great masters of design, creating an unparalleled "collection" of masterpieces, awarded and exhibited in the most important design museums.