Studio 65
Studio 65 (Studiosessanta5) is an Italian architecture studio.
It was founded in 1965 in Turin as an avant-garde experimental collective of architects, designers, poets and artists. Its founders were Franco Audrito, Roberta Garosci, Enzo Bertone, Paolo Morello and Paolo Rondelli.
Studio 65 played an important role in the radical Italian design movement in the 1960s and 70s. Some of the most famous products designed by them are the Bocca sofa and the Capitello chair . Other notable projects include the Leonardo sofa , which became one of the icons of the Radical Design movement, the interior design of the Casa Canella apartment , the Villa Palladienne, as well as the Barbarella nightclub . Other members of the Turin radical design movement were Piero Gatti-Cesare Paolini-Franco Teodoro, LIBIDARCH, Ceretti-Derossi-Rosso, Guido Drocco, Franco Mello and Piero Gilardi.
Towards the end of the 1970s, the collective separated and Audrito and Sampanitou - keeping the name Studio 65 - launched an architecture and design activity in Arab countries. At the same time, they are working on reissues of some of the most emblematic pieces of their production.
It was founded in 1965 in Turin as an avant-garde experimental collective of architects, designers, poets and artists. Its founders were Franco Audrito, Roberta Garosci, Enzo Bertone, Paolo Morello and Paolo Rondelli.
Studio 65 played an important role in the radical Italian design movement in the 1960s and 70s. Some of the most famous products designed by them are the Bocca sofa and the Capitello chair . Other notable projects include the Leonardo sofa , which became one of the icons of the Radical Design movement, the interior design of the Casa Canella apartment , the Villa Palladienne, as well as the Barbarella nightclub . Other members of the Turin radical design movement were Piero Gatti-Cesare Paolini-Franco Teodoro, LIBIDARCH, Ceretti-Derossi-Rosso, Guido Drocco, Franco Mello and Piero Gilardi.
Towards the end of the 1970s, the collective separated and Audrito and Sampanitou - keeping the name Studio 65 - launched an architecture and design activity in Arab countries. At the same time, they are working on reissues of some of the most emblematic pieces of their production.
They design unique pieces, often produced in collaboration with emblematic Made in Italy companies such as Gufram and Savio Firmino. Currently, the firm has offices in Turin, Jeddah, Riyadh and Bali.