Who said I had to stick to one path? I never did.
Design isn’t a practice for me—it’s a compulsion. I never subscribed to staying in one lane. My roots in luxury leather goods and footwear gave me discipline, sure. But I never let it cage me.
I moved sideways—into eyewear, horology, industrial objects, interiors. Each shift was an act of resistance. I tore things apart. Reassembled them wrong on purpose. Found elegance in error.
Materials became my instinctive language. I worked shoulder-to-shoulder with artisans and engineers, pushing things until they fractured, then built from the cracks. Technique wasn’t the goal—disruption was.
Now, I think beyond the object. I choreograph visuals with image-makers, stylists, and directors. We don’t just show things—we provoke. I’m not here to decorate. I’m here to unsettle.
Because the only place left to invent is in the unfamiliar.
VisionARY VISION
I’m drawn to design in all its collisions. It’s not about style—it’s about tension. I pull from everywhere, let ideas contaminate each other, and let the contradictions speak. I exist in the in-between. Precision and chaos. Discipline and instinct. That friction keeps me restless. Every project is a provocation—a way to test new methods of making, to touch the unknown. Even now, with algorithms shaping aesthetics, I believe in the physical. Design has to pass through the hand, the material, and the process. Otherwise, it’s just a simulation. I don’t design objects. I build experiences that shift perception. – GQ TAIWAN –
My SIGNATURE STYLE "Essential. Radical. Memorable."
I’m Fabio Panzeri, an independent designer and creative director. For over thirty years, I’ve been shaping visual identities and collections that dismantle the predictable and embrace evolution. My nature never allowed me to stop at specializing solely in leather goods and footwear—being a designer means exploring, understanding, continuously learning, and opening up to bold, cross-disciplinary collaborations. This path led me to a rich, multidimensional experience, working with materials I’ve blended in unpredictable ways to create objects and collections that marked pivotal shifts within their segments.
I push ideas to the point of breaking them—so I can analyze them from new angles and reassemble them into unexpected forms. It’s a method that allows me to escape the banality of what is, and what is expected by others. I collaborate with emerging and established fashion brands to reshape image, collection strategy, and brand identity with clarity, substance, and sharp creative vision. I bring direction where there’s disorientation, transformation where there’s habit, and a contemporary aesthetic that deliberately resists conformity. Every collaboration becomes a radical space to invent what’s next—not to reiterate what’s already been done.
