Paolo Rizzatto was born in 1941 in Milan, gaining his degree in Architecture in 1965 at the Milan Polytechnic. In his studio he works as a freelancer in the field of architecture, design and interior design and continues to develop his experience as an interior lighting designer. In 1978 founded Luceplan together with Riccardo Sarfatti and Sandra Severi. He has designed for Arteluce, Artemide, Luceplan, Alias, Cassina, Nemo, Molteni, Knoll, Kartell, Philips, Montina, Thonet and Guzzini.