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The People of Italian Culture

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  1. The Arco floor lamp, designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni in 1962.Achille Castiglioni
  2. Ettore Sottsass with long dark hair and a mustache against abstract colored planes.Ettore Sottsass
  3. Carlo Scarpa seated in profile beside architectural tracing paper and stone samples.Carlo Scarpa
  4. A red Ferrari F40 parked on pale gravel beside a stone building and olive trees.Enzo Ferrari
  5. A yellow-green Lamborghini Miura P400S parked on pale gravel beside an olive tree.Ferruccio Lamborghini
  6. The Venini Fazzoletto vase, catalogued by MoMA as a 1949 work by Fulvio Bianconi.Fulvio BianconiAn illustrator and designer whose work moved between patterned Murano glass and industrial graphics.
  7. A petrol-teal Maralunga sofa with three seats and one raised headrest in a softly lit interior.Vico MagistrettiVico Magistretti (1920–2006) moved between Milan architecture and industrial design. Buildings, the Carimate chair, Eclisse, Maralunga and Atollo show how his practice connected rooms and objects with the work of manufacturers.
  8. A low Fjord table with a white rounded triangular top and a pale grey upholstered base in a sunlit interior.Patricia UrquiolaPatricia Urquiola is a Spanish architect and designer whose career links Madrid and Milan with an independent practice based in the Italian city. Her work ranges from Moroso’s Fjord designs to the Lake Como hotel Il Sereno.
  9. Marcello Gandini
  10. Lorenzo VilloresiA Florence-based perfumer whose work connects aromatic materials, custom fragrances and a museum devoted to scent.
  11. Lino TagliapietraFrom Murano furnaces to Pilchuck, a glass artist whose career connects making, design and teaching.
  12. Bruno MunariBruno Munari (1907–1998), an Italian artist and designer, brought visual experimentation into moving forms, books, playful objects and children’s learning. Art and design met throughout his work.
  13. Gae AulentiGae Aulenti (1927–2012), Italian architect and designer, worked across buildings, museum spaces, interiors, objects and theatre. Her work includes the Musée d’Orsay interiors, Pipistrello and stage work with Luca Ronconi.
  14. Paola NavonePaola Navone is an Italian architect and designer whose work spans architecture, interiors and objects. Her career includes Alchimia, a long design relationship with Gervasoni, and InOut 91–92–93 at the Quirinale’s Castelporziano estate.
  15. Piero LissoniPiero Lissoni (born 1956) is an Italian architect and designer. His Milan studio’s work spans architecture, interiors and products, from Boffi to the Camparino and Amsterdam’s Conservatorium Hotel.
  16. Brunello CucinelliFrom a small cashmere-dyeing venture to the company headquarters in Solomeo, Brunello Cucinelli’s story is rooted in Umbria.
  17. Ottavio MissoniFrom the track to knitwear, Ottavio Missoni’s path ran through the Italian team, a Trieste workshop and the work he began with Rosita in Gallarate.
  18. Elsa PerettiBorn in Florence, Elsa Peretti studied in Rome and Switzerland before building a career that crossed Milan, Barcelona and New York.
  19. Horacio PaganiFrom design studies in Argentina to Modena Design and Pagani Automobili, Horacio Pagani built a career around design and composite materials.
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