About David

David D'Imperio was born in Pennsylvania in 1960. He spent many teenage summers exploring the coral reefs of the Florida Keys. That fascination with sea life and organic form has greatly influenced his work. He moved to Miami after graduating college with a degree in graphic design and worked as an ad agency art director. His interest in marine science led to an invention patent in 1984 for an aquarium system. It was that product line that introduced him to low-voltage lighting technology. He left advertising and opened his own studio to produce and market his designs. Initially his output also included furniture and lights. By the late eighties his focus was on lighting. In 1999 the lighting studio expanded and moved to its Stony Run location. Recently he has concentrated on the development of lightweight suspended aluminum designs.