Giulio Cappellini
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Giulio Cappellini is the owner of Italian
design
firm Cappellini based in Milan
. The firm'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." 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 Tom Dixon
, the Erwan & Ronan Bouroullec, "brothers from Brittany, who recently designed a new shop for Issey Miyake
in Paris" and Ora Ito. Dror Benshetrit
for production of the Peacock Chair made of folded felt in a metal frame that is held together by tension.
Italy
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design
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
firm Cappellini based in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
. The firm'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." 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 Tom Dixon
Tom Dixon
Thomas Earl Dixon is a former Major League Baseball pitcher from 1977 to 1983 for the Houston Astros and Montreal Expos.-External links:...
, the Erwan & Ronan Bouroullec, "brothers from Brittany, who recently designed a new shop for Issey Miyake
Issey Miyake
is a Japanese fashion designer. He is known for his technology-driven clothing designs, exhibitions and fragrances.-Life and career:Miyake was born 22 April 1938 in Hiroshima, Japan. As a seven year-old, he witnessed and survived the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. He studied...
in Paris" and Ora Ito. Dror Benshetrit
Dror Benshetrit
Dror Benshetrit is a designer based in New York City. He was born in Tel Aviv and studied at Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands. He designed the "Peacock" folded felt chair for Cappellini and has a line of shelving, bedding, stationary and other products at Target. He is also the designer...
for production of the Peacock Chair made of folded felt in a metal frame that is held together by tension.
Further reading
- Antonello Mosca Fantasia al potere nella casa di Giulio Cappellini July 24, 2005 Il Giornale