Giulio Manzoni

Background

Giulio Manzoni was born in 1952 and, Flexform says, graduated with honors in 1976 from the Polytechnic University School of Architecture in Milan. Dienne Salotti, the sofa-bed maker that works with him, describes him as an architecture graduate of the Politecnico di Milano who has collaborated with prestigious Italian and international organizations and companies.

Signature Style

Flexform writes that he works primarily in industrial design, with a special focus on the study of polyfunctional products and new technologies, and that he holds numerous Italian and European patents for inventions. Dienne puts the same emphasis on the innovation of multifunctional products and new technologies.

Notable Works

Flexform lists the Twins sofa bed, dated 2016 on its product page, as his product for the brand. Dienne names the Fly mechanism for transformable furniture, developed with Dienne, among his most significant projects, and describes its servo-assisted opening system, anti-closing release lever and gas springs.

Legacy

Flexform says that with "Riletto" he won the "Leonardo" award from the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology in Milan and received the Professional Design Award in Valencia, and that he has worked with institutions including the Universities of Milan and Pavia and the Venice Biennale.