Dodo Arslan is an Italian designer with Armenian origins who lives and works between Italy and Florida, and is deemed by Taschen to be among the 90 leading designers and manufacturers in the world. Dodo Arslan is specialized in the design of furniture as well as lighting, furnishing accessories and industrial products in collaboration with the most influential brands. Dodo Arslan’ Studio assists acclaimed architects and interior designers in the conception and realization of custom-made furniture (both residential and contract), light installations and art design. Over the course of his twenty years of experience, Arslan has created unique pieces as well as serial productions, ranging from electronic devices to cast bronze works. Among the many collaborations, Arslan has engaged in projects for the Banca Svizzera Italiana, Bimota, Campari, CITCO, Emera, Fonderia Artistica Battaglia, Hands on Design, Italy-America Chamber of Commerce, Jacuzzi, Molono, Pirelli, Riva1920, Saporiti, SpHaus, Terzani, ToBeUS, UNIQ-Ǝ!, UPGroup and Venini. The Triennale, an international institution which organizes exhibitions and conferences about arts, design, architecture, and other cultural identities, dedicated " Le Attrazioni della Materia" exhibition to Arslan and even includes his Otto armchair in the Permanent Collection of Italian Design. Arslan won the Young & Design award, the Mini Design Award, the Pirelli Pzero competition and the Art Directors Club. His creations were exhibited in Milan at the Welltech Award in the National Museum of Science and Technology, at the Inside Art event at the Arnaldo Pomodoro Foundation and in various museums and events throughout Berlin, Beijing, Bilbao, Cape Town, Gwangju, Istanbul, London, Madrid, Milan, Mumbai, San Francisco, Santiago de Chile, New York and Shanghai. Moreover, two of his pieces are displayed in the permanent collection of the Campari Design Gallery.