Matteo Fogale was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, and moved to Italy in 2001, where he studied at the Art School Leonardo da Vinci and IUAV University of Venice. He went on to work with design studios like Patricia Urquiola, Nichetto & Partners, Barber & Osgerby, and MAP Project Office. He is now based in London, where he established his own brand brose~fogale with Joscha Brose in 2013, and launched a collection of furniture and products in collaboration with Laetitia de Allegri in 2014. He has since collaborated on projects with The Aram Gallery, Miksi Rugs and The Office Group, as well as curating the Uruguay stand at London Design Festival and lecturing at several schools in the UK. He has designed products for Carl Hansen and Son, &Tradition, Sutherland, Woak and NINE.