Francesco Muti, son of the üüüber-talented Riccardo, proves that the twigs & berries don't fall far from the tree, and at 37-years-old, he is settling into a successful career as one of Ravenna's top architects. He was asked by Corriere della Sera about his architectural roots and his professional satisfactions, and we'll share some highlights (you can also go here and here for more pictures/coverage):
His first professional work was a job in the park of the Mausoleo di Teodorico in Ravenna, where he currently lives and works. He graduated from Milan's Politecnico and did a post-graduate collaboration with Studio Monti in Milan. In 1999, he opened his own architectural/design firm, Nuovo Studio, with two colleagues (engineer Gianluca Bonini and architect Emiolio Rambelli), which resides in a little piazza in Ravenna that they constructed themselves.
The work that gave him the most satisfaction was for a private home and a palazzo in Ravenna which was published in the Italian magazine, Casabella. His aspirations aren't necessarily centered on his career. He gets satisfaction from doing his own thang, as he pleases, and is proud to call himself an entrepreneur. He says of his family influence:
"Why did i choose this profession? I felt that it was the best way to freely express my creativity. My family is one of artists, my father is an orchestra conductor, my mother is a director, my sister is an actress, and I found via design the way to express myself."
Oh Francesco...you can come and realign our tapestries any time you please. Bring baby bro Domenico, too. It'll be tite!