WILLIAM SAWAYA CV
William Sawaya, born in Beirut, graduated in Architecture in 1973 from the National Academy of Fine Arts of Beirut. In Paris and Milan he deepens studies and experienced in the field of product design which he considers an important part of a coherent project in living culture. In 1978 he moved to Italy and established, together with Paolo Moroni, Sawaya & Moroni Design Office. Since then he designs private residences, hotels yachts and commercial projects in Italy and worldwide. In 1984 they founded Sawaya & Moroni Contemporary Furniture, where he directs the artistic and project activities. Lately he started to design for Companies other than his own, such as: SwissAir (now Swiss), Zurich FIFA, Baccarat, Paris Andreu World, Valencia MINI, Wolfsburg Zucchetti, Novara, Italy, UNICEF and others.
He joins various personal and collective art and design exhibitions. His work has been published on various design and architectural books, magazines and newspapers. He appears in various TV reportage and interviews, his work is present in various museums, as well as in public and private collections.