The son of renowned Italian designer and urban planner Luca Ballarini, 20-year-old Pietro Ballarini, died while freeriding in Georgia.
The young man’s father announced this on Instagram. According to him, Pietro was in Georgia with friends when the “accident” occurred while they were skiing off-piste. “He died happy, doing what he loved most: skiing in the mountains. That’s the only thing that comforts me,” Balarini added.
Luca Balarini is known as one of the leading figures in the field of visual urban branding and cultural projects in Turin, Italy.
There have been no official comments from the Italian or Georgian authorities regarding the circumstances of Pietro Balarini’s death.
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