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Designer
Giuseppe Terragni
Giuseppe Terragni was born in Meda in 1904 and graduated in architecture from Milan Polytechnic. In 1926 he helped found the Group of Seven and signed an early document of Italian Rationalism.
Biography
Education and Rationalism
Giuseppe Terragni was born in Meda in 1904 and graduated in architecture from Milan Polytechnic. In 1926 he helped found the Group of Seven and signed an early document of Italian Rationalism.
Exhibitions and architecture
He participated in Rome's first Exposition of Rationalist Architecture in 1928. Zanotta identifies Futurism, Constructivism and Rationalism as guiding currents in his work and names Casa del Fascio in Como as a leading example.
Furniture and public projects
With Pietro Lingeri, Terragni designed a furnishing for the fourth Monza Biennale in 1930, exploring formal and structural solutions suitable for mass production. He later worked with Lingeri and Cattaneo on the Congress Palace project in Rome.
Zanotta designs
Zanotta links Terragni to Follia and Sant'Elia. The manufacturer dates the Sant'Elia armchair to 1936.
