Franco Mirenzi ( b. 1942 ) Italian Industrial Designer
Franco Mirenzi, born in 1942, is an Italian industrial designer known for his furniture, lighting, and hi-fi equipment. His recent work includes the Sealed wall partitioning module.Read More →
January 31, 2025
Italian lighting design has significantly impacted the world stage over 150 years, with key movements such as Art Nouveau, Rationalism, Mid-Century Modern, Memphis Group, and Contemporary Design. Italian designers have created elegant, ornate fixtures influenced by international movements like Art Nouveau, Rationalism, Mid-Century Modern, Memphis Group, and contemporary design. Italian lighting design continues to evolve with a unique blend of tradition, craftsmanship, and innovation.
Franco Mirenzi, born in 1942, is an Italian industrial designer known for his furniture, lighting, and hi-fi equipment. His recent work includes the Sealed wall partitioning module.Read More →
Rodolfo Dordoni, a renowned designer and architect, left a timeless legacy with visionary work in lighting and furniture design. He passed away at 69.Read More →
He designed furniture and furnishings, lighting for clients including Fargas, Le Cose, Studio Grando, Stilnovo and Evoluzione. He became a member of ADI (Associazione per il Disegno Industriale).Read More →
The halogen bulb is the first new invention to completely transform the lighting industry since Thomas Alva Edison succeeded in creating the incandescent lamp by successfully making a loop of carbonized cotton thread glow in a vacuum for 40 hours.Read More →
Flos, established in 1962 by Dino Gavina, specializes in lighting. The company has a strong design legacy and has worked with renowned designers.Read More →
He became active in 1961 as an architect and furniture and industrial designer; (with Renato Tosso) collaborated on furniture and lighting; had clients including Zanussi-Rex, Peguri, Stilwood, Arclinea, Cidue, FAI, Leucos, and Arflex.Read More →
Trained as an architect in London, he and a team of 120 transform centuries-old stone ruins into exquisite dwellings at Castello di Reschio, a 3,000-acre private community in Umbria, Italy, on land originally purchased by his parents.Read More →
Arteluce Italian Lighting Firm it was one of the modest businesses that contributed to Italian design’s international success in the 1950s. READ MORERead More →
Its early pieces were based on historicist models from the 19th century. In the 1930s, it made armchairs and dining room sets for Milan’s Rinascente and Mobilificio di Fogliano. After World War II, Cassina changed the way it made and sold its products. The new generation of designers pushed the company to the forefront of Modern design.Read More →
Foscarini has been manufacturing contemporary lighting from its headquarters in Venice since 1981. Their products add a stunning focal point and blend seamlessly with modern architecture. They earned a reputation as one of the most distinctive suppliers of lighting accessories worldwide thanks to their inventive, unconventional, and creative methods.Read More →