Marcello Ziliani was born in Brescia on February 20, 1963 under the sign of Pisces.

After high school he graduated in Architecture at the Milan Polytechnic in 1988 presenting as a thesis, (supervisor Achille Castiglioni), the industrial design project of a modular ladder.

He is currently the owner of Studio Zetass, an integrated structure that deals with product design, graphic design, engineering and set-ups in collaboration with qualified professionals (both internal and external) who are very experienced in the areas of specific expertise.

Marco Ziliani operates both nationally and internationally in collaboration with leading companies also offering consultancy services to multinational groups.

He has collaborated with Flos since 1994 for which he designed the Sally, Piperita and Schroeder wall lamp collections and the “Wings & Flaps” wall lamp models for the US market.

Marcello Ziliani is a founding member of "ABC - Meetings on the project", a cultural association based in Milan that has organized meetings and events on the subject of Design.

Since 1993 he has also been involved in the academic field teaching in the graphics sector.

He has participated in shows and exhibitions (bathroom without borders-the pride of the project-design under 35-food signs) and has been a member of the jury in numerous competitions.

Among the many awards received are the five selections at the Compasso d'Oro (three times as Studio Zetass) and the "Top Ten Award".

From 1997 to 1999 he was Art Director for Salviati

Since 2011 he has been a professor in the design laboratory of the third year of the degree course in Industrial Design at the University of San Marino.