Pierluigi Cerri

Background

Pierluigi Cerri (Orta San Giulio, 22 March 1939 – 29 November 2022) was an Italian architect and graphic designer. He graduated from the Politecnico di Milano, where he later taught with Umberto Eco, and in 1974 became a founding partner of Gregotti Associati.

Signature Style

Cerri worked across graphics, exhibitions, architecture, ships and objects. He was a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale, directed the image of the 1976 Venice Biennale, edited the magazines Casabella and Rassegna and directed Electa's graphic-design series Pagina.

Notable Works

• Corporate identities for Prada, Ferrari Auto, Pirelli, Unifor, iGuzzini and Pitti Immagine
• Exhibition designs for venues from the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris to the Triennale di Milano
• Interiors of the Costa Classica, Costa Romantica and Costa Victoria cruise ships and the yacht Blue Velvet
• Objects and installations for Unifor, B&B Italia, Poltrona Frau, Fontana Arte, Arflex, Molteni&C, Fusital and Desalto
• The Ouverture sofa (1982), which Poltrona Frau reinterpreted after 40 years

Legacy

In 1998 he and Alessandro Colombo founded Studio Cerri & Associati, working in architecture, industrial, graphic and interior design, naval design and museum fittings.