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.