Vittorio Gregotti (1927- 2020) was an important Italian architect, designer, design historian, theorist and critic, Gregotti was the editor of several leading Italian design journals. He graduated in architecture from Milan Polytechnic in 1952. He spent his lifetime working in the field as a practitioner, academic, and writer.Read More →
Finnish designer Eero Aarnio (b. 1932) is a great innovator of twentieth-century furniture. His plastic chairs from the 1960s are pop culture icons that continue to be in demand, which is why Aarnio Originals began manufacturing them again in 2017 after launching at the Stockholm Furniture Fair.Read More →
Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann was a pioneering French designer known for his luxurious Art Deco furniture and interiors, blending historic inspiration with modern aesthetics and craftsmanship.Read More →
The 1965 stacking Albinson chair produced by Knoll was similar to British Designer‘s Robin Day trendy chair for Hille, although Albinson’s was more sophisticated. They stack, hook together side by side and comfortable to sit in. After Knoll he became a consultant designer to Westinghouse on office seating and furniture systems.Read More →
Bruno Gecchelin, an Italian architect–designer born in 1939, created notable works in lighting, furniture, and appliances, earning recognition for his innovative designs in the 1970s.Read More →
Dino Gavina transformed post-war Italian design through Gavina SpA, Flos and Simon. As a manufacturer, commissioner and cultural editor, he revived Marcel Breuer’s furniture and connected modern art with industrial production.Read More →
Ray Eames (b. Bernice Alexandra Kaiser 1912-88) was an American designer. She was born in Sacramento, California. She was the wife of Charles Eames. Read More →
Ignazio Gardella began working on architectural projects in Alessandria in 1929, including the Dispensario Antitubercolare (1929-1930), which is regarded as an example of Italian Rationalism, and the Laboratorio Provinciale di Igiene. He was laying the groundwork for his future career as an architect.Read More →
Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni were not the first twentieth-century designers to consider the tractor seat in relation to sophisticated furniture production: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe used it for the Conchoidal chairs he conceived during the early 1940s. Read More →
Oki Sato’s Black Wire Chair from the Thin Black Lines series combines transparent volumes and practical functions, merging two- and three-dimensional forms in a calligraphic design.Read More →