Branzi studied as an architect at the Florence School of Architecture. He received his degree in 1966, then founded
Archizoom Associati with Gilberto Corretti, Paolo Deganello, Massimo Morozzi in 1966 in Florence where they developed the No-Stop City. In 1976, he established
Studio Alchimia and in the 1980s began to associate with the
Memphis Group. Branzi also served as the cultural director of
Domus Academy, Italy’s first postgraduate design school, founded in 1982, for its first ten years. His design works are included in permanent collections of museums such as the
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris;
the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York;
Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston;
Museum of Modern Art, New York;
Victoria & Albert Museum, London;
Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, and the
ADI Design Museum in Milan. Branzi died on 9 October 2023, at the age of 84. == Awards and honors ==