Career Gianfranco Frattini
hotel europa palace (anacapri), paolo monti, 1963
frattini opened own professional practice in milan, after having worked in office of teacher , mentor giò ponti. frattini became industrial designer default when lacked appropriate lighting , furniture interiors. collaboration cesare cassina namesake company started in 1954, followed collaborations many other manufacturers, such bernini, arteluce, acerbis, fantoni, artemide (for whom among others pieces livio castiglioni designed historic boalum lamp), luci, knoll, lema , many others. in 1956 co-founded associazione per il disegno industriale , throughout career practiced both industrial design , architecture, focusing on interiors. board member of triennale. great connoisseur of wood craftsmanship, forged long , fruitful professional partnership master craftsman bovisio masciago (milan), pierluigi ghianda. glassware designed gianfranco frattini progetti in permanent collection of museum of modern art , boalum lamp (with livio castiglioni) produced artemide in collection of smithsonian, cooper-hewitt national design museum.
hotel europa palace (anacapri). photo paolo monti, 1963.
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