He trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara and later enrolled at the Isia in Florence where he graduated in industrial design in 1990. He moved to Milan where he worked as assistant in Enzo Mari's studio.
In 2000 he exhibited at the Salone Satellite and won the first prize of the Design Report Award. In 2009, Beppe Finessi curated his first solo exhibition at the Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan.