Marc Sadler

Marc Sadler is a French citizen, born in Austria and Italian by adoption.

Among the first graduates in esthétique industrielle from ENSAD in Paris, he was a pioneer in the experimentation of materials and the cross-fertilization of different technologies, which have become distinctive features of his work. In the early 1970s, he developed the first fully recyclable thermoplastic ski boot, later industrialized by the Italian company Caber (owned by the Caberlotto family, who would later found Lotto). He quickly assumed responsibility for all product lines and established a long-standing collaboration marked by the patent of the symmetrical-shell ski boot, which remained the world's best-selling ski boot for several years. This marked the beginning of his specialization in sports design, leading him to collaborate with the world's leading multinational companies in the sector, not only in athletic footwear but also across many sporting fields, including skiing, tennis rackets, golf clubs, and more. Coming from an industry where research and experimentation with new materials and production processes are part of everyday practice enabled him to transfer knowledge into sectors where design has traditionally been confined to aesthetic form. A four-time winner of the ADI Compasso d’Oro Award, he was recognized for the Drop lamp for Flos (1994), the Tite and Mite lamps for Foscarini (2001), the Big bookcase for Caimi Brevetti (2008), and the Bellevue refrigerated gelato display case featuring Panorama technology for IFI (2014). He also received four ADI Honourable Mentions: for the BAP back protector for Dainese (1994), the Alu-Kit kitchen for Boffi (1998), the Twiggy lamp for Foscarini (2008), and the Ghost Linear lighting system for Simes (2018). Over the years, he has received numerous prestigious international awards. The back protector designed for Dainese is part of the design collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, while the Mite lamp by Foscarini is included in the design collection of the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Today, Marc Sadler is recognized as an eclectic designer capable of combining style, functionality, and competitiveness in service of companies operating across a wide range of industrial sectors. Despite his well-deserved reputation as a highly technical designer, he is deeply passionate about painting and drawing, pursuits to which he is emotionally attached and which he considers his most authentic interests.