Giorgio Borruso is an Italian architect, known for his designs of international retail fashion houses. Since 2000, Borruso's firm has been based in Venice, Los Angeles, California.

Giorgio Borruso
NationalityItalian, American
OccupationArchitect
AwardsGerman Design Award (2013), Red Dot: BEST OF THE BEST Design Award (2012), International Architecture Awards and American Architecture Awards (Chicago Athenaeum), AIA/LA Design Awards
PracticeGiorgio Borruso Design
Websitehttp://www.borrusodesign.com

Career

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Borruso has attended universities in Italy and Spain. In 2000, he relocated his firm to Venice, Los Angeles, California.

Borruso first received attention in 2001 with the Miss Sixty showroom in South Coast Plaza.[1] His works have received over 170 international design awards. Several of his works are included in museum collections internationally, including the Chicago Athenaeum and the Red Dot Museum in Essen, Germany. Borruso was named Retail Design Luminary in 2006,[2] and Designer of the Year in 2005 by DDI magazine.[3] His recent works include Lord & Taylor in New York, Carlo Pazolini in Milan, New York, Rome, and London, and the Snaidero USA showroom in New York City.

Selected awards and honors

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  • German Design Prize (Germany 2013)[4]
  • Design Practice of the Year - FX Design Awards (UK 2012)[5]
  • Red Dot: BEST OF THE BEST Design Award (Germany 2012)[6]
  • Retail Design Institute Store Carlo Pazolini in Milan : STORE DESIGN AWARD and INNOVATIVE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN (2011)[7]
  • International Architecture Award (Chicago Athenaeum) (2010,[8] 2008)[9]
  • GOOD DESIGN Award (2008,[10] 2007,[11] 2006,[12] 2005[13])
  • Red Dot: Product Design Award (Germany 2012 "Best of the Best," 2009, 2008, 2007)[14]
  • American Architecture Award (Chicago Athenaeum) (2010,[15] 2007[16])
  • Contract Interiors Award (2010)[17]
  • FX International Interior Design Award (UK 2007[18])
  • Interior Design Best of Year Award (2008,[19] 2007[20])
  • LABC Los Angeles Architecture Award (2007)[21]
  • IIDA Interior Design Award (2009,[22] 2007[23])
  • AIA/LA Design Award (2011,[24] 2007[25])
  • Future Marketing Award (UK 2006)
  • Superior Achievement in Design and Imaging Award (2012,[26] 2006,[27] 2005[28])
  • NASFM Retail Design Award (2005,[29] 'Store of the Year’ 2006[30])
  • Institute of Store Planners/VM+SD International Store Design Award (‘Store of the Year’ 2004,[31] 2005,[32] 2006[33])
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References

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  1. ^ "Interni 631 by Interni Magazine - Issuu".
  2. ^ Design Ideas DDI Magazine
  3. ^ Design Ideas DDI Magazine
  4. ^ "German Design Council". Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  5. ^ Hooper,Emily. "Winners of 2012 FX International Interior Design Awards Recently Named" Archived 2013-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, talkcontract, Jan 7, 2013
  6. ^ “Giorgio Borruso Design scoops Red Dot award”, Interior Design Today
  7. ^ "RDI Announces Store Design Award Winners" Archived 2015-10-20 at the Wayback Machine, designretailonline
  8. ^ "INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AWARDS FOR THE BEST NEW GLOBAL DESIGN 2010" Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine Chicago Athenaeum
  9. ^ "2008 INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AWARDS FOR THE BEST NEW GLOBAL DESIGN" Archived 2014-03-31 at the Wayback Machine Chicago Athenauem
  10. ^ "Good Design 2008" Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine Chicago Athenaeum
  11. ^ "Good Design 2007" Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine Chicago Athenaeum
  12. ^ "Good Design 2006" Archived 2007-04-29 at the Wayback Machine Chicago Athenaeum
  13. ^ "Good Design 2005" Archived 2013-08-22 at the Wayback Machine Chicago Athenaeum
  14. ^ "The Store of the Future" California Apparel News
  15. ^ "American Architecture Awards" Archived 2012-01-31 at the Wayback Machine Chicago Athenaeum
  16. ^ "American Architecture Awards" Archived 2014-04-04 at the Wayback Machine Chicago Athenaeum
  17. ^ Webb, Michael "Interiors Awards 2010: Large Office Winner" Contract Design Magazine, Jan 29, 2010
  18. ^ ""Design Curial"". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  19. ^ "Best of the Year Awards 2008" Archived 2012-12-04 at the Wayback Machine Interior Design
  20. ^ "Best of the Year Awards 2007" Archived 2014-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, Interior Design
  21. ^ "Los Angeles Business Council Honors City’s Best Architecture" Archived 2013-01-08 at the Wayback Machine, AIArchitect
  22. ^ "news release" Archived 2014-03-31 at the Wayback Machine IIDA
  23. ^ "In the Winners' Circle" Interior Design
  24. ^ "AIALA Design Awards Winners" AIA Los Angeles
  25. ^ "More Than 70 Awards Given for Projects, Practices, and Possibilities AIA Los Angeles
  26. ^ "Lord & Taylor", National Real Estate Investor
  27. ^ "FORNARINA STORE WINS TENTH AWARD THIS YEAR" Archived 2014-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, Sportswear International
  28. ^ "Memorable Projects: 2002 Miss Sixty Archived 2014-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, Eventscape
  29. ^ "MEMORABLE PROJECTS, Las Vegas, NV and Los Angeles, CA" Archived 2014-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, Eventscape
  30. ^ "Fila named Store of the Year", VMSD
  31. ^ "Fornarina Named Store of the Year", VMSD
  32. ^ "ISP/VM+SD Retail Design Winners for 2005 Unveiled", VMSD
  33. ^ "Fornarina, Rio de Janeiro, ISP/VM+SD Store Design Competition Winner", VMSD