Barbados Ashtray by Angelo Mangiarotti - Danese Milano

Barbados Ashtray by Angelo Mangiarotti - Danese Milano

Designer: Angelo Mangiarotti
Brand: Danese Milano
Colors: White, Black
Material: Glazed ceramic
Dimensions: 3 Sizes available:

S: ø 15 cm x H 5 cm

M: ø 20 cm x H 5 cm

L: ø 25 cm x H 5 cm

Availability: 4 weeks

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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.

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The history of Danese Milano coincides exactly with the history of Italian design. The important phases, the maturation and the different challenges that this company has faced show that the central role of ingenious design, the communicative power of objects, the quality of the materials from which they are made and the way in which they are distributed remain important. constant factors in a journey that, since 1957, has involved some of the biggest names in global design, art and architecture. The needs and desires of man, as well as a deep respect for his intelligence, are the values ​​that have motivated the creativity and experimentation necessary for the development, not only of products, but also of the techniques and processes involved in maintaining the complex balance between culture, authorship and commerce.