Piero Paolo Gesualdi

Piero Paolo Gesualdi is a visionary and multi-talented Melbourne designer. He is well known for expanding boundaries across many mediums with his innovative, approach evident in his architecture, fashion, clubs and restaurants, ventures and other projects.

Gesualdi started in the architectural field during the early seventies and, after a sojourn traveling the world, he returned to Melbourne in the mid-seventies and crossed into fashion, establishing the successful Masons retail stores which pioneered importing cutting edge international luxury fashion labels such as Jean-Paul Gautier, Comme des Garcon and Giorgio Armani.

During the late eighties he opened the iconic Melbourne cafes Rosati in Flinders Lane and Pieroni’s in Toorak Road. Gesualdi designed the interiors himself, which were widely featured across local and international interior magazines.

Rosati was sold in 2007 and the new owners developed plans to demolish it and build a 10 storey office building. In 2014 however plans were announced to retain the existing building and to refurbish the interior to its original 1980’s state.

Once of Gesualdi’s more recent projects it the refurbishment of an Army Drill Hall in George Street, Fitzroy into a spectacular showroom for the Textile Design and Importing Company ‘WorldWeave’. The building was featured on the cover of Habitus Magazine and shortlisted for an Australian Interior Design award in 2010. It was generously offered as the venue for the DIA VIC/TAS World Interiors Day celebrations in 2012, coinciding with the launch of a new range of WorldWeave products.

In August 2014, Gesualdi was inducted into the Stonnington Hall of Fame for his contribution to fashion.

He is currently working on a new project, MONDOPIERO – which is a space dedicated to the appreciation and creation of beautiful things.

The Design Institute of Australia Hall of Fame recognises the achievements of Piero Paolo Gesualdi.