Luigi Massoni (born 1930) is a Milan-based industrial designer.
Early Career
After a period of training at the Collettivo di Architettura in Milan and his first professional experiences between 1953 and 1955, he began his design career by making the cocktail shaker (1957, with Carlo Mazzeri) and the Serie 5 containers, which are still in production, for Alessi
Biography
In 1954, Massoni began his professional career. He was president of A&D from 1972 to 1974 and was in charge of the architecture and industrial design departments. From 1959 through 1974, his clients in Italy included Boffi (kitchen systems), Poltrona Frau (furniture), Fratelli Guzzini (plastic tableware and accessories), Nazareno Gabrielli (leatherwork), Gallotti & Radice (crystal), and Palini (school furniture).
From 1962 to 1972, he was editor and designer of Forme, editor of Marmo Tecnica Architettura from 1956 to 1963, Popular Photography from 1963 to 1966, and Design Italia from 1968 to 1972.
From 1973 until 1977, he was the artistic director of Centro Forms. He formed the Mabilia studio for industrial and furniture design and was a member of the ADI (Associazione per il Disegno Industriale).
Sources
Byars, M., & Riley, T. (2004). The design encyclopedia. Laurence King Publishing. https://amzn.to/3ElmSlL
Luigi Massoni. Alessi Spa (EU). (n.d.). Retrieved October 17, 2021, from https://eu.alessi.com/collections/luigi-massoni.
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