Mario Nanni: A Poet of Light and Craft Mario Nanni (Bizzone, Italy – 1955) emerged from the crucible of post-war Bologna, shaping his artistic vision through a profound engagement with both industrial innovation and humanist contemplation. His formative years were marked by an apprenticeship in electrical engineering—a discipline that would become inextricably linked to his lifelong fascination for light and its transformative potential—laying the groundwork for his groundbreaking contributions to lighting design and architectural illumination. Influenced by figures like Carlo Scarpa and Luc…