Marcello Ziliani was born in Brescia of Italy in 1963. In 1988 he graduated in Architecture at Milan Polytechnic (supervisor Achille Castiglioni) with an industrialized design for a modular portable ladder. After three years abroad, he returned to Italy and devoted himself to the world of design.
He is currently in charge of Studio Zetass, an integrated organization operating in the field of product design, engineering, art direction, design coordination, graphics and installations.
Marcello Ziliani operates at both national and international level in conjunction with leading firms and offers consultancy services for multinational groups. He gives lectures and since 2011 he is a professor of product design at the University of San Marino / IUAV.