Alberto Meda, born in 1945 in Tremezzina, Italy, studied mechanical engineering at the Politecnico di Milano in Milan, Italy. From 1972 to 1979, he was technical director at Kartell, then worked as a freelance designer for companies such as Alias, Alessi, Cinelli, Colombo Design, Ideal Standard, Luceplan, Legrand, Mandarina Duck, Omron Japan, Philips, Olivetti and Vitra. From 1981 to 1985, he was also a project consultant for Alfa Romeo.
From 1983 to 1987, Alberto Meda taught industrial technology at the Domus Academy in Milan. In 1995, he taught at the Politecnico di Milano and became a board member of the Designlabor Bremerhaven in Germany. Since 2003, he has taught at the IUAV University of Venice in Italy and has given lectures in places including Chicago in the USA, St. Louis (Washington University) in the USA, Stockholm in Sweden, Boisbuchet (Vitra Design Museum workshops) in France, Miami in the USA, São Paulo in Brazil, Ulm in Germany, Istanbul in Turkey and Toronto in Canada.
Among many other prizes and awards, Alberto Meda has won the coveted Red Dot Design Award, the Compasso d'Oro and Design Plus.
