Artist · Rome — Tokyo
SoftwareBoy
Niccolò Falcioni Villani
Niccolò Falcioni Villani, aka SoftwareBoy (born 2001, Rome) is an artist and designer living in Tokyo. His work moves between the digital and the physical: characters and objects born as 3D models become collectible toys, sculptures, masks and fashion pieces, from the XBoys series to SoftwareMoko.
Full biography
SoftwareBoy grew up in the countryside outside Rome, between video games and computers, and studied computer science, electronics and robotics. During the 2020 lockdown he taught himself 3D and started recreating clothing digitally, posting his experiments on Instagram.
Brands soon asked for his 3D animations: he has since worked with more than 120 brands and creators, including Adidas, Foot Locker, Dolce & Gabbana, Pleasures, Advisory Board Crystals, Psychworld, Quincy and Denzel Dion.
In 2021 he co-founded SushiSwag, the first NFT streetwear brand: its first piece, released for 0.1 ETH, was resold for 50 ETH. In 2022 he released XBoys, a new unique digital toy every week, now also produced as 30–35 cm sculptures (XBoys Dimensional).
His work has been featured in Highsnobiety, Forbes, Outpump and NSS, shown in Istanbul, Rome and Paris, and he has spoken about digital art for Hogan in Milan. He has travelled to 42 countries so far.
In 2019 he founded Studio Software, the design and production studio that turns his and other people's ideas into finished objects.
- Born 2001 · Rome
- Lives in Tokyo
- 42 countries
Selected artworks 2020 — 2026
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CV
Exhibitions & selected work
- 01/2025 IRL WorldwideExhibited XBoys Dimensional, SoftwareMoko M-0 and P.I.P.O. · ParisExhibition
- 01/2023 IRL ParisExhibited “ETH-10k” and “Kanye W-Vase”; artist of the fashion week pop-up · ParisExhibition
- 10/2021 BabylonsMultiple artworks · Istanbul Congress CenterExhibition
- 09/2021 Illusion Museum Istanbul“Chrome Ring”, projected on a hexagonal structure · IstanbulExhibition
Talks
- 08/2022 Kick-ItDigital art opportunities for young generations · RomeTalk
- 06/2022 HoganMetaverse and NFTs, Hogan store, Via Monte Napoleone · MilanTalk
Selected commissions
- 12/2022 Dolce & Gabbana × InBetweeners3D animated hoodie for the collaboration supported by Justin Bieber
- 12/2021 Adidas × Foot Locker3D animation from a 2D image and a charity NFT for ActionAid
- 2021 — Advisory Board Crystals3D clothing, accessories, artworks and promo videos
Projects
- 2022 XBoysA new, unique digital toy every week; 18 ETH total volume
- 2021 SushiSwagCo-founded the first NFT streetwear brand: the first piece sold for 0.1 ETH and was resold for 50 ETH; over 100 ETH total volume
Full CV
- 01/2023 CVLTODigital works during a music show · RomeExhibition
Selected commissions
- 01/2023 IRL ParisStore window design, NFT and minting design
- 03/2022 Garment WorkshopRealistic 3D digital varsity jacket
- 10/2021 Quincy3D music visualizer with an animated character
- 08/2020 Pleasures3D promotional video
- 06/2020 Hidden NY3D logo intro
Projects
- 2019 — SoftwareBoy3D printed toys, sculptures, clothing and accessories, sold on his own shop and exhibited around the world
Selected collaborations
Press
Travel
42 countries so far
- Italy 2016
- Czechia 2019
- China 2020
- Turkey 2021
- United States of America 2021
- United Arab Emirates 2022
- Spain 2022
- Hungary 2022
- France 2022
- Qatar 2022
- India 2022
- Indonesia 2022
- Malaysia 2022
- Japan 2023
- South Korea 2023
- Nepal 2023
- Thailand 2023
- Hong Kong 2023
- Vietnam 2023
- Austria 2023
- Egypt 2023
- Poland 2024
- Colombia 2024
- Mexico 2024
- Peru 2024
- Chile 2024
- Argentina 2024
- Brazil 2024
- Jordan 2024
- Greece 2024
- Philippines 2025
- Ukraine 2025
- Serbia 2025
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 2025
- Montenegro 2025
- Pakistan 2026
- Sri Lanka 2026
- Taiwan 2026
- Norway 2026
- Netherlands
- Saudi Arabia
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- Vatican
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