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Designer
Gae Aulenti
Gae Aulenti was born in Palazzolo della Stella in 1927 and trained in Milan. She earned her architecture degree in 1959 and was associated with the Neo-Liberty movement during the 1950s and 1960s.
Biography
Architectural formation
Gae Aulenti was born in Palazzolo della Stella in 1927 and trained in Milan. She earned her architecture degree in 1959 and was associated with the Neo-Liberty movement during the 1950s and 1960s.
Publishing and teaching
From 1955 to 1965 Aulenti worked with Ernesto Rogers at <em>Casabella</em>, handling graphic design and page layout. She taught at the Venice Faculty of Architecture from 1960 to 1962 and at the Milan Faculty of Architecture from 1964 to 1967.
International work
Aulenti became internationally known for interiors, installations and exhibitions, alongside residential, educational, furniture and lighting projects. In 1972, she joined a New York Museum of Modern Art exhibition devoted to Italy's domestic landscape. She also worked as a critic and served as vice-president of the Industrial Design Association. Aulenti collaborated with Zanotta from 1963 and died in 2012.
