Johanna Grawunder

Johanna Grawunder (b. 1961) is an American designer and architect who is famous especially for her awarded lighting designs. Grawunder has studied architecture at the California Polytechnic State University and in Florence, Italy, and in 1985 she moved to Milan to work with Sottsass Associati, where she collaborated with the designer legend Ettore Sottsass. In 2001 she quit at Sottsass Associati and opened two own studios, one in Milan and another in San Francisco. Grawunder’s work includes a broad range of architecture, interior design, public installations, commissions and product design, such as lamps for the Italian brand Flos.