Ferruccio Laviani, born in Italy in 1960 is part of a generation of young Italian designers who came to prominence in the early 1990's when the Memphis movement made its mark on international design.

Laviani's Orbital Lamp, manufactured by Foscarini, perhaps his best known design, uses color-saturated biomorphic shapes for glass shades, with an angular, tapering metal base. The Supernova's clever design combines shape, shadow and light to exude an explosive movement. His Bourgie lamp combines classical design with the modern material of plastic to give a contemporary and elegant look.