Francis Xavier D'Ambrosio Architectural Gardens, went “green” long before the term was coined and uses a tilted cross for the letter (x) in his signature “Xavier” pointing to Heaven in recognition of the source for gifts of perception & creativity.

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F. X. D’Ambrosio was raised in an Italian family wire English was a secondary language and influenced by his Father, Angelo Carminio D'Ambrosio, who was a recognized clothing designer and pattern maker for Town & Country, Bobby Brooks, and Talbots of NY.

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At the age of seven, he was compelled to create anything he would recognize as beautiful from whatever was available to him, such as paper, cans, boxes, and sticks. This process required innovation that fueled his quest for the knowledge of How & Why. In turn, this leads him to question, “Does form follow function or function follow form”?

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At the age of twenty five and having great appreciation for old world architecture, D’Ambrosio was exposed to the demolition industry and directed his energy to dismantling and restoring architectural elements. Not being able to save all that was available, he found himself creating art from trash. He obtained the knowledge of fabrication in the mediums of wood; stained glass, iron, and stone through the experience of dismantle and have forced function to follow form dictated by raw materials. This in itself is an art conceived through perception and has allowed him a gracious form of expression in his work.

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At the age of sixty, his work is in galleries throughout the United States and is residing in homes in six countries, as well as commissioned work for designers and architects in municipalities, landscape, and home builders.