In 2004, after almost two years of collaboration with Enzo Mari, he started working with the lute-maker Francesco Rivolta, learning high cabinet-making techniques. In 2007 started his own studio in Milan. From 2009 to 2015 he worked as a consultant for Michele De Lucchi.

Besides working for Italian and international, public and private clients and NGOs, Francesco Faccin works as a professor at the “Libera Università” in Bolzano, at the “Made Program” in Syracuse, and at the “Universidad de Navarra” in Pamplona; also, as a visiting professor, he collaborates with other universities in Italy and abroad. His work has been published in the most important international specialized magazines. In 2019 Icon Design marked him among the 100 most influential personalities selected in various creative fields.