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Marco Zanuso
Marco Zanuso was born in Milan in 1916 and completed an architecture degree in 1939. His career in design, architecture and planning began in 1945.
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Background
Marco Zanuso was born in Milan in 1916 and completed an architecture degree in 1939. His career in design, architecture and planning began in 1945.
Editorial and design work
He served as editor-in-chief of Domus from 1947 to 1949 and later joined the editorial staff of Casabella. From 1947 he explored furniture made with metal tubing, approaching it through a reinterpretation of the Rationalist tradition.
Institutions and teaching
Zanuso helped establish the Industrial Design Association and develop the Compasso d'Oro Prize in 1954. His work also contributed to the Milan Triennale and city planning. After a long teaching career, he became professor of industrial design at Milan Polytechnic's School of Architecture in 1979.
Legacy
Zanuso received multiple Compasso d'Oro awards, and MoMA in New York acquired several of his pieces. He worked with Zanotta from 1969 and died in July 2001.
