Hong Kong Design Centre

Andrea Ponti

Andrea Ponti is an Italian designer specializing in Product and Industrial Design. Since 2013 he has lived in Hong Kong, where he founded Ponti Design Studio. After graduating in Product Design from the Politecnico of Milan, Italy in 2006, Ponti lived seven years in Japan. As a researcher with Kyushu University, he was on various internship programs with leading Japanese companies including Honda Motors and Mitsubishi Electric.

Fascinated by Japanese aesthetics and design, he collaborated with Japanese design masters Toshiyuki Kita, Chiaki Murata and Junzo Yamashita. Ponti has organized numerous exhibitions for the Salone del Mobile in Milan, Italy on the theme of Product Design between Italy and Japan.

He has received many international design awards, including the iF Design Award, Red Dot Design Award, Good Design Award and LG Mobile Design Award. Currently, Ponti designs for several global companies including Panasonic, Philips, Oppo, Samsonite and The Peninsula Hotels. He also collaborates with numerous startups from North America, Europe and Asia. His projects are featured in major international design media.

Ponti Design Studio

Ponti Design Studio is a Hong Kong-based product design company specializing in highly distinctive, brand-building and iconic design. Founded in 2012 by Italian designer Andrea Ponti and Japanese design consultant Shiori Kuroiwa, the Studio focuses on high end products combining technological excellence with emotional design language.

The product range includes technology, high end electronics, audio equipments, watches and wearables, furniture and lifestyle products. The Studio also provides branding and art direction services to client companies in North America, Europe and Asia. Ponti Design Studio has a minimalist approach based on two principles: simplifying and reducing, while preserving appearance and functionality.

The design process starts from designing the product - the physical object that is the essence of a brand. Subsequently, the identity of the brand is created around the product by progressively exploring and polishing the design language used to design the physical object.

Thanks to this minimalist approach which focuses on the real essence of the object, over the years Ponti Design Studio has developed numerous collaborations with leading international companies such as Panasonic, Philips, Oppo, Samsonite, The Peninsula Hotels as well as local companies and startups.

For project inquiries please contact: info@andreaponti.com