Jacob
Pringiers was born in Gent, Belgium in 1970. He lived most of his
childhood in Sri
Lanka whereafter he moved to Milan, Italy to persue his passion
for design.
His studies took him later to Switzerland and the US where he continued
his studies at the
Art Center College of Design, Los Angeles. In Florida he worked
for Wellcraft marine designing various watercrafts including the
23 SCARAB as seen in the blockbuster "FACE OFF".
He collaborated with Morelli and Melvin in California on Steve Fossett's
mega racing cataman "PLAYSTATION" (now CHEYENNE). In 1996
he moved back to Milan to further his carreer in product design.
In 1998, together with his partner Luca Casini, he starts the renowned
design studio CASINI&PRINGIERS ASSOCIATES in the center of Milan
where they develop projects for various clients in industrial, fashion
accessories, and graphic design.Amongst their clients:BIC, WMF,
LUXOTTICA, ASA-SELECTION, ARCADE, RITZENHOFF, RIVA, etc. In 2000
he begins teatching at the industrial design department of the Politecnic
University of Milan.