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Mezzadro

Mezzadro

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$1,123

The mezzadro stool is made chrome plated steel stem. The aluminium seat is lacquered in orange, red, yellow, white or black. Designed by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni in 1957 and is show Moma, and other museum around the world.

Achille Castiglioni was born in Milan in 1918. As early as 1940 he dedicated himself to testing industrial production with brothers Livio (1911-1979) and Pier Giacomo (1913-1968). After graduating in architecture in 1944, he began research into shapes, techniques and new materials, aimed at developing an integral design process. He was one of the founders of ADI in 1956. In 1969, he was authorized by the Ministry of Education to teach "Artistic Design for Industry" and was a professor at Turin´s Faculty of Architecture until 1980 and then professor of "Industrial Design " in Milan until 1993.

 

Pier Giacomo Castiglioni was born in 1913. In 1937, he established the "Architecture, Urban Buildings and Research into Industrial Design" practice with his brother Livio. In 1952 Livio left; another brother, Achille joined the practice in 1944. He graduated from the Department of Architecture at Milan Polytechnic in 1937 and co-wrote a libel on the Milan Town Planning Scheme: “Fifty Significant Squares in the Milan of the Future” with the architect Carlo Pagani in 1938.

Lecturer and Assistant in Architectural Composition, Professor in Drawing and Relief Work at the Milan Faculty of Architecture. Member of the Board at the Association of Architects and at the Milan City Council Building Commission.

Established in 1954, Zanotta is one of the leaders in Italian industrial design well known for its collaboration with iconic design notables including Achille Castiglioni. Today's collection includes armchairs, sofas, storage units, bookcases, chairs, tables, coffee tables and accessories. Diverse manufacturing technologies are employed in harmony with the company philosophy aimed at research and development.

 
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