Giulio Cappellini

Giulio Cappellini
Born1953
Milan
WorksCappellini S.p.A.
Awards
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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]

Cappellini Thinking Man's Chair by Jasper Morrison
Cappellini Knotted chair by Marcel Wanders
Proust chair by Alessandro Mendini (Cappellini reedition 2003)

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]

Cappellini Embryo chair by Marc Newson
  1. ^ Slesin, Suzanne (14 April 1994). "High Design for the Lowly? Milan Dares". The New York Times. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "Haworth's Lifestyle Design buys Italian design brand Interni". Reuters. 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  3. ^ a b Julie V. Iovine, DESIGN NOTEBOOK: FURNITURE FAIR; In Milan, Form Follows Fashion April 12, 2001 New York Times
  4. ^ Bertoli, Rosa (2023-10-04). "When Jasper Morrison met Giulio Cappellini". wallpaper.com. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  5. ^ "Cappellini and Jasper Morrison: three decades of friendship". IFDM. 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  6. ^ Tsai, Florence. "Industrial Designer Michael Young Sets His Sights On China". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Alessandro Mendini". www.cappellini.com. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  9. ^ Feathered Nest; Cappellini Peacock Chair October 2009 page 32 Forbes Life
  10. ^ "Compasso d'Oro alla Carriera per Giulio Cappellini". www.cappellini.com. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  11. ^ "I vincitori del XXVII Compasso d'Oro ADI 2022". www.domusweb.it. Retrieved 2022-09-26.