Claudio Mazzi lives and works in Modena, where he began his career as an airbrush artist in 1985, after attaining the title of "Maestro d'arte" in graphic design and photography.
Claudio paints objects for private collectors and major companies in different sectors; he founded the Atelier Kreo with Lorena Straffi, and is currently the official artist for Ducati Motor, for whom he paints a precious collection of fuel tanks and other objects.
Claudio is also known for many illustrations carried out for Maserati cars (calendars and posters), Colnago/Ferrari cycles (decorated carbon frames dedicated to Ferrari), Malaguti scooters (a collection of 5000 scooters), Citroen Italia (a wide range of decorated Berlingos), Piaggio (personalized pens), Shell (personalized fuel tanks), Visconti pens (several ranges of collectors' pens).
Among his favourite productions are paintings carried out on precious collectors' weapons and on a range of Harley Davidsons, for which he received many prizes, as well as newspaper and television coverage.
Not to be forgotten are the famous personalities who have used objects painted by Claudio, from Loris Capirossi to the President of Guatemala, to the motorcyclists Troy Corser and Carl Fogarty.
Owever, Claudio's one true passion are Zippo lighters, a mini canvas for all his enthusiasm and obsessive search for detail, key features that characterize...ZIPPO BY MAZZI!!!
