An artist based in Paris, Balzano creates minimal, absolute, and timeless furniture, objects, and interiors. He seeks to uncover emotional resonance in the dialogue between shape and material, and to reveal the poetry in the relationship between scale, light, and space. Balzano’s aesthetic vocabulary draws inspiration from the timeless beauty of Venice, Rome, and Florence, where he spent much of his childhood
Guided by the principle that simplicity is the ultimate sophistication, Balzano’s work combines noble materials, purity of line, and hyper-detailed architectural references with everyday functionality. With a sense of exquisite tension—between classical forms and contemporary ingenuity, serene nature and innovative urbanity, timeliness and timelessness—his work holds an enigmatic complexity within a deceptively simple aesthetic, inviting the viewer to discover personal and multifaceted meanings
Dedicated to the highest level of craftsmanship that stands the test of time, Balzano works closely with master artisans at Atelier Saint-Jacques and La Societe STRS to create each exquisite work. In strictly limited edition, signed, and numbered, Balzano’s finest collections are available exclusively at STUDIOTWENTYSEVEN
After studying architecture and design at Penninghen, Balzano joined the famed studio of Joseph Dirand, working on prestigious projects around the world. In 2018 he opened his eponymous atelier and started designing custom and limited editions of furniture, while continuing his work as an interior designer for private clients at After Bach, which he founded in 2020. In 2023, he created the photographic collective Sogno Studio, an experimental project on contemporary photographic dialogues. In 2024, he launched Sattio Studio, a new collaborative project in unique and resolutely contemporary furniture, where he serves as artistic director
Balzano’s debut New York solo exhibition, Inizio, opened at STUDIOTWENTYSEVEN New York in 2024. An investigation of the origin of things, Inizio comprises two series of works that epitomize the artist’s values and vision: rooted in simplicity, craftsmanship, and the use of exceptional materials, they are meditative and playful explorations of intimacy and monumentality. In 2025, Balzano was awarded a prestigious residency at the Villa Medici with the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Inizio. STUDIOTWENTYSEVEN New York Gallery. September 4th – October 4th, 2024. View exhibition
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HANS COLLECTION
Named for legendary artist Hans arp, Balzano’s Hans collection pays tribute to the visionary French-german sculptor and painter. Arp revolutionized twentieth-century sculpture with his approach to form, known as organic abstraction. Along with his works on paper, arp’s biomorphic sculptures in bronze, plaster, and limestone remain resonant and relevant compositions that evoke the natural world, the human body, and the possibilities of imagination. The Hans collection ingeniously transposes arp’s vocabulary of natural wonder into monumental yet functional collectible furniture pieces
Paying particular homage to arp’s collages, the Hans collection brings together a delectable assortment of fine organic materials that seem to breathe and grow before our very eyes. Luscious green lacquered oak is featured throughout, with accents of natural oak, recalling the muted colors of arp’s works on paper and reliefs in wood. The collection features accents in lens stone, a cream-white French limestone renowned for its very fine crystalline grain and density, prized by modernist European sculptors
Contrasting biomorphic forms and clean lines, the Hans collection brings the master of organic abstraction into contemporary collectible furniture. In strictly limited edition and with certificates of authenticity, each piece is handcrafted in france by fine artisans at ateliers saint-jacques
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