As a designer and sculptor, TIMO SARPANEVA has always advocated renewal. During his entire career, he has remained a pioneer and forerunner - an avantgardist, the vanguard of the signs of the time. In the field of art, Timo Sarpaneva is an international profile, a competitor and a champion of the international arena. During the years he has been awarded three Grand Prix at the Milan Triennale and in 1954 one of his glass sculptures was chosen as “the most beautiful object of the year” in the USA.
ACME Studios is an international product design company founded in Los Angeles 1985. The success factor is the intensive cooperation with globally recognized architects, designers, artists, foundations, estates and institutions. In 1997, ACME released their first collection of fine writing tools.
The company's founders, Adrian Olabuenaga and Lesley Bailey, launched ACME in 1985 with a collection of jewelry designed by Peter Shire, a member of the world-renowned Memphis Group. This graduated to working with all fourteen Memphis Designers such as Andrea Branzi, Michele De Lucchi and Ettore Sottsass.