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]
Giulio Cappellini | |
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| Born | 1953 Milan |
| Works | Cappellini S.p.A. |
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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 Jasper Morrison,[4][5] Tom Dixon, Marc Newson, Marcel Wanders, Erwan & Ronan Bouroullec, Nendo, Michael Young,[6][7] Satyendra Pakhale, Inga Sempé, Alessandro Mendini,[8] Ora Ito,[citation needed] and Dror Benshetrit.[9][3]
In 2022 he was awarded the Compasso d'Oro Career Award by the Associazione per il Disegno Industriale (ADI) in Milan.[10][11]
Publications
edit- Serrazanetti, Francesca (2017). The Cappellini method: a performing dream. Richard Sadleir (1 ed.). Milan, Italy: Electa. p. 192. ISBN 978-88-918122-8-5. OCLC 1017722625.
References
edit- ^ Slesin, Suzanne (14 April 1994). "High Design for the Lowly? Milan Dares". The New York Times. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ "Haworth's Lifestyle Design buys Italian design brand Interni". Reuters. 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ a b Julie V. Iovine, DESIGN NOTEBOOK: FURNITURE FAIR; In Milan, Form Follows Fashion April 12, 2001 New York Times
- ^ Bertoli, Rosa (2023-10-04). "When Jasper Morrison met Giulio Cappellini". wallpaper.com. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ "Cappellini and Jasper Morrison: three decades of friendship". IFDM. 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ Tsai, Florence. "Industrial Designer Michael Young Sets His Sights On China". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ "L'art director Giulio Cappellini sarà ospite a Mesagne per un "design talk"" [The art director Giulio Cappellini will be a guest in Mesagne for a "design talk"]. amp.brindisireport.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ "Alessandro Mendini". www.cappellini.com. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Official site
- Designers
- Antonello Mosca Fantasia al potere nella casa di Giulio Cappellini July 24, 2005 Il Giornale