Giulio Cappellini
Giulio Cappellini is the founder and art director of the eponymous Italian furniture company Cappellini[1] based in Milan. In 2004 the Company became part of the Poltrona Frau Group.[citation needed] In 2021, it was acquired by the American office furnisher Haworth Inc.[2]
The company's collections are "known for tapping new trends and far-flung talents" and have included sofas, kitchen sinks, shelving and light fixtures "displayed in an industrial hangar far from the gold-plated shopping district along the Via Monte Napoleone."[3] Described as a "tutti-frutti affair, with minimalism offered up alongside pop fashion, computer tech and amoebic forms", Cappellini's collections have included works by Tom Dixon, Marc Newson, Satyendra Pakhale, Inga Sempé, Jasper Morrison, Alessandro Mendini, the Erwan & Ronan Bouroullec, "brothers from Brittany, who recently designed a new shop for Issey Miyake in Paris"[3] and Ora Ito. Dror Benshetrit for production of the Peacock Chair made of folded felt in a metal frame that is held together by tension.[4]
In 2022 he was awarded the Compasso d'Oro Career Award by the ADI Design Museum in Milan.[5][6]
References
- ^ Slesin, Suzanne (14 April 1994). "High Design for the Lowly? Milan Dares". The New York Times. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ Reuters (2021-11-18). "Haworth's Lifestyle Design buys Italian design brand Interni". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ a b Julie V. Iovine, DESIGN NOTEBOOK: FURNITURE FAIR; In Milan, Form Follows Fashion April 12, 2001 New York Times
- ^ Feathered Nest; Cappellini Peacock Chair October 2009 page 32 Forbes Life
- ^ "Compasso d'Oro alla Carriera per Giulio Cappellini". www.cappellini.com. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ "I vincitori del XXVII Compasso d'Oro ADI 2022". www.domusweb.it. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
Further reading
- Antonello Mosca Fantasia al potere nella casa di Giulio Cappellini July 24, 2005 Il Giornale
- Articles with short description
- Short description with empty Wikidata description
- All articles with unsourced statements
- Articles with unsourced statements from September 2022
- AC with 0 elements
- Italian furniture designers
- Year of birth missing (living people)
- Living people
- Design companies of Italy
- Compasso d'Oro Award recipients