Coki Barbieri — Architect & Designer Founder of COKI Studio · Italy · Established 2017

Coki Barbieri is an Italian architect and product designer whose practice explores the expressive potential of natural stone and glass through innovation and ancient craft.

After graduating in Architecture and Interior Design and specialising in sustainable building systems, she dedicated years to researching natural, non-industrial materials. Her vision moved from eco-conscious architecture to collectible design: creating objects that are both sculptural and safe for the home, free from petroleum-based binders and synthetic resins.

In 2019, Barbieri presented Rocklumìna, her first iconic table lamp, at SaloneSatellite — curated by Marva Griffin — marking the beginning of COKI Studio. Founded in 2017 and based in the hills of Rimini, the studio now creates small-batch, patented objects for galleries, retailers, and interiors worldwide, merging Italian geology, ancient Roman stonecraft, and flame-worked glass by a single master artisan.

 

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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS & FAIRS

  • 2025 · Maison&Objet, Paris — Undergrowth & Playful Design curated by Julie Boucherat

  • 2024 · Maison&Objet, Paris — From Daimon to Eudaimonia

  • 2023 · Salone del Mobile / Euroluce, Milan — Sate…Light 1998-2022

  • 2023 · Fuorisalone / Elle Decor, Milan — The Art of Light

  • 2022 · Maison&Objet, Paris — Soil & Season — Cochlea Vases

  • 2021 · London Design Week — Soil, Surface, Sky (Cluster Crafts)

  • 2020 · Isola Design District — Isola Goes Digital

  • 2019 · SaloneSatellite Award, Milan

 


SELECTED COLLABORATIONS & STYLING

  • Maison&Objet — curated selections by Julie Boucherat

  • Studio Salaris for Rubelli Group

  • Elle Decor / Living Corriere — various styling collaborations

  • Conti Marchetti for Acqua di Parma & Fiam

  • Greta Cevenini Studio for Saba


AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

  • 2022 · SaloneSatellite Permanent Collection — Rocklumìna

  • 2020 · Green Product Award — 1st Prize

  • 2007 · Next: International Car Design — 1st Prize

 

  • 2007 · Pietra di Langa e Design — 1st Prize


PUBLICATIONS & BOOKS

  • Soil, Surface, Sky — L. Swift, E. Marinova, V. Del Vacchio (Cluster Crafts, London 2021)

  • We Design the Future — N. Bader, Green Product Award, Berlin 2020

  • The Structural Concept in Industrial Design — C. Barbieri, Alma Mater Studiorum, Bologna 2011


EDUCATIONS

  • Architecture & Building Engineering — UNIBO Alma Mater Studiorum, Bologna (graduated with highest honors)

  • Interior Design — IED Istituto Europeo di Design, Turin (graduated with highest honors)

  • Advanced Studies in Public Space Design — Politecnico di Milano

  • CasaClima Network — Sustainable Building, Bolzano

  • UX Research & Design MicroMaster — University of Michigan