Ito Morabito
He created designs for Swatch, Gorenje, Heineken and Davidoff. Ito was born and grew up in Marseille, France. His style has been described as one of simplexity and as minimalist.
Also recorded as Ora-ïto
Ito Morabito
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- Born
- 1977 · Marseille.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- designer
- Honours
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres · Knight of the National Order of Merit
- Languages
- French
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He created designs for Swatch, Gorenje, Heineken and Davidoff. Ito was born and grew up in Marseille, France. His style has been described as one of simplexity and as minimalist.
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The recorded working language is French. Distinctions recorded are Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres and Knight of the National Order of Merit.
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- 1.Biographie de Ora-Ïto sur le site de ELLE
- 2.Sophie Péters. La martingale du designer Ora-ïto. Les Échos. 13 mars 2006.
- 3.Joséphine Bindé. Ora-ïto : “Etre accusé d’imposture, ça me rend fou !”. Télérama. 17/04/2015.
- 4.Henri de Lestapis. Ora-ïto : « L'argent n'est pas le meilleur curseur de la réussite ». Les Échos. 21/10/2019.
- 5.Ora Ito dans la collection du Centre Pompidou. paris-art.com. 22/09/2016.
- 6.Jean-Jacques Manceau. Ora Ito, le designer qui fait de la vente un art. L'Express. 01/07/2010.
- 7.Frédéric Taddeï. Ora-Ïto : « Mon style, c'est la simplexité ». Les Échos. 10/10/2008.
- 8.Guillaume Facon. Ora ïto met les architectes en colère. Le Figaro. 13/04/2015.
- 9.Ora-Ïto : du virtuel au réel. Marie Claire. septembre 2003.
- 10.C. Chahi Bechkri. Un hôtel futuriste imaginé par Ora-ïto. maisonapart.com. 26/11/2012.
- 11.Agathe Westendorp. Marseille : le MaMo, un centre d'art entre ciel et mer. La Provence. 06/05/2013.
- 12.Marion. Vignal. Pour l'amour de Corbu. L'Express Styles. L'Express. 3231. 2013. 6 à 7. 0014-5270. 9 juin 2013.
- 13.Le cinéma Pathé ouvre ce vendredi à Levallois. Le Parisien. 24/04/2015.
- 14.Fabien Binacchi. Nice: La première rame de la future ligne de tramway, signée Ora-ïto, est arrivée. 20 Minutes. 12/02/2018.
- 15.Margot Guicheteau. Ora ïto, le designer rebelle à l'âme sensible. Madame Figaro. 28/10/2016.
- 16.La Métropole présentait ce matin le design des nouvelles rames du métro de Marseille. Il sera complètement automatique. laprovence.com. 25 janvier 2021.
- 17.Stéphane Martin. Renault 17 Ora Ïto. Le coupé sportif des années 1970 à la sauce restomod électrique. L'Argus. 4 septembre 2024.
- 18.Catherine Robin. Ora Ito. L'Express. 24/11/2006.
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