In 1984 he moved to Milan, where in 1992 he received a degree in architecture. In 1993 he lived in New York City where he attended a movie-direction course at the New York University. In 1994 he was commissioned to design his first project: the “Anna Molinari Blumarine” shop in Hong Kong. In the same year he opened his own studio in Milan.
From 2000 until 2003 he worked as Art Director at Bisazza, contributing in the international growth of the mosaic tile brand. Since 2001 he works for Italian design brands such as Cappellini, Driade, Meritalia, Flaminia, Casamania.
In 2008, on behalf of the Municipality of Milan, the Rotonda di Via Besana museum houses an exhibition about his work, "Teach me the freedom of swallows”. In 2009, the Triennale Design Museum of Milan, has invited Novembre to curate and design an exhibition on his work: “Il fiore di Novembre”. In 2010 the City of Milan is represented by an istallation that he designs and curates, in the Pavilion of Italy at Expo in Shanghai.
Works
Architecture
- Anna Molinari Blumarine store, Hong Kong and London (1994), Singapore, Hong Kong and Taipei (1995)
- Cafè l’Atlantique bar-restaurant, Milan, 1995
- B Square store, Hong Kong, 1996
- Blu discothèque, Lodi, 1997
- ON Natural Wellness Center, Milan, 1997
- bar Lodi, Lodi, 1998
- SHU bar-restaurant, Milan, 1999
- Via Spiga showroom, Milan, 1999
- Li Cuncheddi hotel, Olbia, 2000
- Tardini store, New York, 2000
- Divina discothèque, Milan, 2001
- UNA Vittoria hotel, Florence, 2003
- Bisazza stands, Stuttgart and Bologna (2000), New Orleans, Bologna and London (2001)
- Bisazza showroom, Barcelona (2001), Milan (2002), New York and Berlin (2003)
- Novembre house/office, Milan, 2004
- Meltin’ Pot stands, Berlin and Barcelona (2005), Florence (2008)
- Meltin’ Pot showroom, New York (2005), Milan, (by SICIS The Art Mosaic Factory )(2006)
- Stuart Weitzman store, Rome (2006), Beijing and Beverly Hills (2007), Hong Kong, New York and Paris (2008)
- Margherita e Co. shop in shop, Bergamo, 2008
Design
- Honlywood chair, for B&B Italia, 1988
- Mediterranea chaise longue, for Bonacina, 1991
- Bottle prototype, for Uliveto, 1995
- ORG table, for Cappellini, 2001
- NET carpet, for Cappellini, 2001
- AND sitting system, for Cappellini, 2002
- S.O.S. Sofa Of Solitude armchair and chaise longue, for Cappellini, 2003
- Point of purchase products, for Meltin’ Pot, 2005
- RPH sofa, for Cappellini, 2006
- Air Lounge System collection, for Meritalia, 2006
- +13 plus one tree pot, for Casamania, 2007
- maniglie Love Opens Doors handle collection, for Fusital, 2007
- Moving Fashion Award, for Il Sole 24 ore, 2007
- 100 Piazze trays, for Driade, 2007
- SW416 small table, for Meritalia, 2007
- HIM&HER chairs, for Casamania, 2008
- STFS Slow The Flow System water tap, for Stella, 2008
- Void System sanitary ware Line, for Flaminia, 2008
- DIVINA sofa, for Driade, 2008
- SEC armchair, for Cappellini, 2008
- Histograms armchair and table, for Gispen, 2008
Exhibitions, Shows, Installations
- Installation Nuovamente, exhibition on recycle, Milan, 1996
- Installation Love over all, Paris, 2002
- Installation Casa, Verona, 2003
- Installation Skybaby, Milan, 2005
- Installation Philips Transition: Light on the move, Milan, 2007
- Exhibition Teach me the freedom of swallows,[1] Milan.[2]
- Exhibition Il fiore di Novembre (The Novembre's flower), Milan, 2009
- Installation Per fare un albero whit Fiat 500, Milan , Paris, Madrid, Capri, 2009/2010
- Installation Milano creative City, Italian Pavilion, Expo Shanghai, 2010
- Exhibition Unexpected Guests - Homes of Yesteryear, Design of Today at the Museo Poldi Pezzoli at Milan, 2010
Lectures and Workshops
- Faculty of Architecture, Delft Netherlands, 2001
- Faculty of Architecture, Milan Italy, 2001
- Katoenveem, Rotterdam Netherlands, 2001
- Faculty of Architecture, Palermo, 2002
- Contract World Event, Hannover Germany, 2003
- Faculty of Architecture, Düsseldorf Germany, 2003
- Seoul Living Design Fair, Seoul Korea, 2003
- Architecture and Water workshop, Havana Cuba, 2003
- Royal Institute of British Architects, London United Kingdom, 2004
- Il mosaico tra arte e architettura, Palazzo Ducale, Genoa, 2005
- Clubovka Event, Bratislava Slovakia, 2005
- Interview with Vico Magistretti, Palazzo Reale, Milan, 2005
- The Visual Power Show, Eindhoven Netherlands, 2005
- L’architettura spiegata ai bambini, Palazzo della Triennale, Milan, 2005
- I Saloni WorldWide, Moscow Russia, 2005
- Future Design Days, Stockholm Sweden, nel 2005
- IV International Architecture and Construction Forum, São Paulo Brazil, 2006
- University of Lecce, Lecce Italy, 2006
- Italian Design Talks I Saloni 2007, London and New York City, 2007
- Trendboard Workshop, Cologne Germany, 2007
- The Great Indoors Award, Maastricht Netherlands, 2007
- Exotica Event, Tel Aviv Israel, 2007
- Tasmeen Doha Design Conference, Doha Qatar, 2008
- Festival dell’ Architettura, Cagliari Italy, 2008
- Vitra Workshop, Bois Buchet France, 2008
- Interieur ’08, Kortrijk Belgium, 2008
Publications
- A Sud di Memphis, Idea Books, Milan, 1995 ISBN 9788870171204
- Be your own Messiah, Milan, 2001
- Tra la contemporaneità degli input e la primordialità degli output, Abitare n.471, April 2007
- A chi e a che cosa serve un Museo del Design?, Abitare n.480, march 2008
- Why I created a table with 171 legs, L’uomo Vogue n.390, April 2008
- Il pesce fuor d’acqua, Velvet n.18, May 2008
References
- ^ (Italian) Insegna anche a me la libertà delle rondini November 20, 2008
- ^ (Italian) I colori di Novembre. Una Rotonda per Fabio, nuovo divo del design November 20, 2008
Sources
- Giuliana Gramigna Paola Biondi, Il design in Italia, Umberto Allemandi &C., Turin, Italy 1999, p. 344
- Leo Gullbring, Fabio Novembre, Frame-Birkhauser, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2001
- editor Emilia Terragni, Spoon, Phaidon Press Limited, London, United Kingdom 2002, pp. 272–275
- editor Katey Day, Designers on design by Terence Conran and Max Fraser, Conran Octopus Limited, London, U.K. 2004, p. 184-185
- editor Jennifer Hudson, Interior Architecture now, Laurence King Publishing Ltd, London, U.K. 2007, pp. 210–215
- editor Andrea Branzi, Capire il design, Giunti Editore S.p.A, Florence, Italy 2007, pp. 255–256
- Beppe Finessi, Fabio Novembre, Skira Editore, Milan, Italy 2008
