Giolito continues to play jazz music, and collects vintage vacuum-tube-powered audio equipment.

[4] Giolito has received design influence from a range of sources, including Ettore Sottsass’s Olivetti portable electric typewriter; an early Apple II computer with which he designed his home as well as a battery-powered car with Chris Bangle — and architects including le Corbusier and Jean Nouvel.

[4] In July 1989 Giolito won a position at Fiat, after responding to an advertisement looking for computer-savvy young designers.

At the advanced design studio, Giolito penned several concept cars, including the Fiat Downtown (1993), Zic (1994), and Ecobasic (2000).

[5] At Fiat, he has designed experimental electric vehicles, sedans, sports cars (e.g., Maserati) as well as a farm tractor for New Holland.