Mario Bellini

Mario Bellini Associati

Mario Bellini graduated from the Politecnico di Milano, faculty of architecture, in 1959 and began working as an architect in the early 1960s. Like many other Italian architects, his activities range from architecture and urban planning to product and furniture design. His early international success grew rapidly during the first two decades, especially in the design sector, and reached its peak in 1987 with the greatest acknowledgement expressed in a personal retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, which at that time already included 25 of his works in its permanent collection, including a remarkable set of Olivetti machines as well as furniture for B&B and Cassina, such as the famous “Cab” chair, as well as the innovative office chairs designed for Vitra. Since the 1980s, Mario Bellini has been increasingly successful in the field of architecture in Europe, Japan, the USA, Australia and the United Arab Emirates.

HeadLine office chair, Vitra, 2006 References: Acerbis, Andreu World, Artemide, B&B Italia, Bras, Brionvega, Candy, Cassina, Castilia, Driade, Erco, Flos, Flou, Fuji, Heller, Horm, Ideal Standard, Lamy, Lancia, Marcatrè, Natuzzi, Olivetti, Poltrona Frau, Renault, Rosenthal, Vitra, Yamaha, Zojtrushi. Publications: Compasso d’Oro 1962, 1964, 1970, 1979, 1981, 1984, 2001; Premio Smau 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1992; Deutsche Auswahl 1985, 1990; iF design award 1987, 1990, 1992, 2004; red dot design award 1989, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004; Design Plus 1992, 2000; Good Design, The Chicago Athenaeum, 1998, 2000, 2004 and many others. « vorherige Seite | nächste Seite »