The collaboration between Saporiti Italia and SITE James Wines has led in the past to the creation of some extraordinary design objects, in particular the Eco-Chair collection.
This is why Saporiti Italia asked Suzan and James Wines to choose ten colors for the Jumbos of the 100 + 1 Exhibition.

James Wines is the founder and president of SITE, an environmental art and architecture studio chartered in New York City in 1970.
In 1975 he graduated at Syracuse University School of Art where he majored in sculpture and art history.
From 1984 to 1990 he served as the Chairman of Environmental Design at Parsons School of Design in New York and from 1999 to 2017 as a Professor of Architecture at Penn State University.
He has designed more than one hundred and fifty buildings, public spaces, landscapes, performance events and environmental art works for private and municipal clients in eleven countries.
He wrote some very influential books on art and design, including On Site-On Energy, De Architectur and Green Architecture.
He is the recipient of the Smithsonian Institution’s 2013 National Design Award for Lifetime Achievement, the ANCE Annual Award for an International Architect, the Chrysler Award for Design Innovation, the Hirshhorn Museum’s annual Artist X Artist Award.
He is also the recipient of fellowships and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Kress Foundation, American Academy in Rome, Guggenheim Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation,
Graham Foundation and Ford Foundation.
Wines keeps working on international art and design projects, writing essays, lectures and engaging in educational programs based on a wide variety of environmental topics.

Suzan Wines is an architect and founder of I‐Beam Design, an award‐winning woman‐owned architecture and design firm based in New York City.
Simultaneously, she has worked with SITE for decades.
In her current role as studio director and senior project architect, she leads SITE’s production team in project design, management and execution, collaborating with clients and consultants to ensure design integrity throughout the process.
She has served as the New York correspondent for Italy’s preeminent Architecture and Design magazine – Domus, and has taught at the Cooper Union, Pratt Institute and Parsons New School for Design.
Suzan is currently an Associate Professor at the Spitzer School of Architecture, City College of New York and recently edited Transient Spaces, a book about how cities are coping with mass migration. Her work with both SITE and I‐Beam has won numerous awards and been featured in books, publications and exhibitions around the world.
Suzan has lectured at numerous universities, galleries and museums including the Architecture Triennale in Milan.
Throughout her career, Suzan has developed a body of work and research that reflects her belief that architecture is a fundamentally social art, designed to serve communities of all kinds.