Luciano Giubbilei

Luciano Giubbilei is an award-winning garden designer, internationally recognised for his elegant, quietly expressive gardens that balance structure, light, material sensitivity and aesthetic refinement. He creates multi-layered contemplative spaces that evoke a sense of timelessness through careful attention to proportion and harmony.

Giubbilei began his career in gardens when he moved from Siena, his birthplace, to London in 1994. By 1997 he had completed his studies at the Inchbald School of Design and established his own practice, his early gardens characterised by their strong architectural lines, restrained planting palettes and a commitment to creative partnerships with artists, architects and craftsmen.

Giubbilei rose to international prominence through his acclaimed gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, where he was awarded Gold Medals in 2009, 2011 and 2014 and Best in Show in 2014, for a garden created in collaboration with Laurent-Perrier.

Integral to the trajectory of his creative growth was a transformational residency at Great Dixter under head gardener Fergus Garrett and the experimental border subsequently Giubbilei embarked upon there. This experience inspired a shift, encouraging an exploration of planting possibilities, more immersive engagement in natural processes and a deepening understanding of what it means to respond to the specificity of a site, which led the studio towards larger landscape projects in Europe and the US.

Ongoing personal projects in the northeast of Mallorca exemplify Giubbilei’s ever evolving practice. Here horticultural experimentation, in conjunction with a strong aesthetic sensibility, continue to shape both the courtyard garden at Potter’s House in the village of Son Servera and a nearby 4-acre site, known as The Field.

Giubbilei’s work has been widely featured in international publications and he is the author of two books: The Gardens of Luciano Giubbilei (2010) and The Art of Making Gardens (2016). In 2016 he was awarded Siena’s ‘Premio Mangia’, given to those who have ‘achieved a clear international reputation through their work’ and, in so doing, have represented Siena on the world stage.