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Angelo Mangiarotti

Angelo Mangiarotti (1921-2012), né et mort à Milan, est diplômé d'architecture du Politecnico di Milano en 1948. Professeur invité à l'Illinois Institute of Technology de Chicago en 1953, il y côtoie Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe et Konrad Wachsmann. De retour à Milan, il travaille avec Bruno Morassutti de 1955 à 1960, puis construit notamment les gares de Milano Certosa et Rogoredo et les stations de métro Porta Venezia et Repubblica. En design, on lui doit les lampes Lesbo et Saffo pour Artemide, les lustres Giogali pour Vistosi et les tables en marbre Eros et Incas. Il reçoit le Compasso d'Oro pour l'ensemble de sa carrière en 1994. Danese Milano édite son cendrier Barbados.

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À propos de Angelo Mangiarotti

Famous for his researched and controlled approach to materials, Italian architect, sculptor and designer Angelo Mangiarotti was born in 1921 in Milan. After obtaining his architecture degree at the Politecnico di Milano in 1948, he moved to the United States in 1953. There, he was a visiting professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology and met Franck Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius (1883 -1969), Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe and Konrad Wachsmann, the great architects who would enormously influence his work later.

In addition to his architectural creations, Angelo Mangiarotti's portfolio includes a wide range of creative projects, ranging from sculptures such as Cono-cielo (1987) to products, Fratelli Brambilla ashtrays (1968), which demonstrate his talent in manipulation traditional materials such as glass and marble. His designs were produced by the most progressive brands of his time, such as Artemide, Bernini, Cappellini , Knoll and especially Skipper, who produced the Incas Table (1978), the Estral Shelving System (1981), the Chicago Chair (1981). 1983) and the Central Table (1985), among others. He is also known for his Murano glass collection called Giogali Lighting produced by Vistosi.