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De Pas, D'Urbino, Lomazzi
Jonathan De Pas, Donato D'Urbino and Paolo Lomazzi were born in Milan in the 1930s and began working together in 1966. Zanotta describes a broad practice spanning architecture, objects, installations, furnishings and town planning.
Biography
Partnership and disciplines
Jonathan De Pas, Donato D'Urbino and Paolo Lomazzi were born in Milan in the 1930s and began working together in 1966. Zanotta describes a broad practice spanning architecture, objects, installations, furnishings and town planning.
Temporary environments
Their 1960s work concentrated on temporary furniture and buildings. The group explored advanced industrial materials and technologies, including inflatable houses made for the Italian Pavilion at the Osaka World Expo and for the 14th Milan Triennale.
Exhibitions and recognition
In 1972 they joined MoMA's New York survey of new Italian domestic design. Their investigations between architecture and design also appeared in installations such as Italienische Möbel Design 1950/80 in Cologne. The trio received the Compasso d'Oro in 1979, and Zanotta lists their work in museum collections across Europe, Israel and the United States.
Work with Zanotta
Their collaboration with Zanotta began in 1966. The manufacturer associates the group with Gomma, Galeotta, Milano, Milano+, Sciangai 50, Giotto and Sciangai. De Pas died in 1991; the official page presents the work under the continuing collective credit.
