Donato D'Urbino and Paolo Lomazzi were born in 1935 and 1936 in Milan where they work together on archtectural projects and product, furniture and exhibition design.
They founded the studio "De Pas, D'Urbino, Lomazzi" in 1966 together with the architect Jonathan De Pas who died in 1991.
In the 1960s they developed a particular interest in the creation of temporary furniture and architecture, such as the famous "Blow" armchari for Zanotta.
They have won many important prizes in design such as the Compasso d'Oro - 1979, the BIO 7 - 1977 of Lubiana and the Design Award Winner - 1998 in Hanover.