Art director and designer of MERIDIANI, Andrea Parisio was born in 1964 in Lodi, in the North of Italy; he attended the European Design Institute in Milan and graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Pavia.

He started his cooperation with Laura Ferraro Crosti after his experience in designing interior projects for residential and commercial spaces and later in 1996 the first store in Milan was inaugurated: a dedicated space / lab of ideas, where he designed and showcased the first products of the collection. Over the years the collection has been enriched and expanded, and the constant collaboration with the designer has guaranteed to the brand a consistent and homogeneous growth in terms of style.

As an art director Andrea Parisio oversees the coordination of the brand image, as well as of the corporate flagship stores and the exhibition displays at the furniture shows worldwide. He lives and works in Milan.