Italian architect, sculptor and designer Angelo Mangiarotti was born
in Milan in 1921. Mangiarotti is quoted to have said, ”Happiness comes
from honesty”. A quote that hints to his overall design approach rooted
in the firm belief that architecture was a practical discipline and that
industrial design was an expression of fine craftsmanship. He wanted
each individual material to be respected and to be used in an
appropriate and honest way. Beyond his many architectural feats,
Mangiarotti’s body of work boasts a wide array of creative projects from
sculpture, to products and lighting. Over the course of his career, he
held lecturing positions at a number of distinguished design and
architecture schools in Italy and abroad, he won numerous awards in both
design and architecture, and his work has been included in exhibitions
and collections at some of the world’s leading art and design
institutions such as Centre Pompidou in Paris, Triennale Design Museum
in Milan and Gallery MA in Tokyo.
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