Gae Aulenti (1979)Triennale Milano
Architect and designer, Gae Aulenti (Palazzolo dello Stella, Udine, 1927- Milan, 2012) is one of the most representative figures of architecture and design in contemporary history.
Gae Aulenti (1979)Triennale Milano
Her activity, multifaceted and unique in its kind, has touched numerous fields including furniture design, exhibition design, interior design, publishing and theatrical scenography.
Lavori di sistemazione del parco Sempione (1932-12-16/1933-05-09)Triennale Milano
The professional link between the Milan Triennale and Gae Aulenti was constant, starting from the arrangement of the itinerary in the Sempione park, together with Luigi Caccia Dominioni, for the 12th Triennale in 1960,
XIII Triennale (1960)Triennale Milano
from the staging on the grand staircase The arrival at the sea for the 13th Triennale in 1964 up to the structural renovation of the Palazzo dell'Arte together with Umberto Riva in 1990, and the awarding of the prize "Medaglia d'Oro" for her career in 2012.
Restructuring of the Palazzo dell'Arte (1990) by Gae Aulenti and Gae AulentiTriennale Milano
Gae Aulenti has also left an essential mark on the panorama of international industrial design by designing objects that have contributed to consolidating the image of Italian design in the world such as, among others, the Sgarsul armchair created in 1962 for Poltronova,
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the Pipistrello lamp designed in 1965 for Martinelli Luce and the Tavolo con Ruote designed in 1980 for FontanaArte, all kept in the permanent collection of the Italian Design Museum of the Milan Triennale.
Sgarsul (1962) by Gae Aulenti and Gae AulentiTriennale Milano
Sgarsul, 1962, Poltronova
Example of Neoliberty, an Italian movement of the early sixties born as a reaction to modernist Rationalism, Sgarsul which in the Venetian dialect means frivolous, bold is one of the first objects designed by Gae Aulenti.
The rocking armchair, with curved and continuous lines and with a curved beech wood structure, takes up in an ironic key Thonet's rocking armchair No. 1 of 1862. The use of curved beech with a rectangular section allows the design of two shoals crossed ellipses that make the structure essential on which the fabric covering and minimal polyurethane padding are inserted.
Pipistrello (1965) by Gae Aulenti and Gae AulentiTriennale Milano
Bat Lamp, 1965, Martinelli
Table or floor lamp with base in burnished metal, telescope-shaped stem in satin-finish steel and domed lampshade in opaline Perspex whose sinuosity recall Art Nouveau and at the same time the spreading of a bat's wings. At the center of the lampshade there is a knob to make it easier to grip and move. It can vary from a height of 66 up to 86 centimeters.
Tavolo con ruote (1980) by Gae Aulenti and Gae AulentiTriennale Milano
Table with wheels, 1980, Fontana Arte
A wooden top on wheels used to transport the glass plates in the FontanaArte factory is the inspiration for this low table which, through a ready-made operation, introduces elements used in other contexts into the domestic environment. An example of intuitive planning that can be solved without going through graphic elaboration and drawing.
Photos by Giovanni Chiaramonte, Fabio Zonta, Manfredo Pinzauti e Amendolagine Barracchia
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