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| Franco Albini |
Franco Albini (1905-1977) received a degree in architecture from the Politecnico di Milano in 1929 and went to work for the Ponti and Lancia design studios and worked for the magazine
Casabella. He opened his own practice in 1931.
During the 1940s he developed a relationship with Cassina, a firm which also produced work by designers such as Erik Gunnar Asplund, Le Corbusier, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Charlotte Perriand, Gerrit Thomas Rietveld and Frank Lloyd Wright. He designed for other firms as well, including Poggi.
He began working with Franca Helg in 1952, and with her he worked on postwar reconstruction projects, particularly in the area of workers' housing. In the 1960s and 1970s, they were involved in many urban development projects, including subway, museum, office and residential design.
He received numerous prizes, including the La Rinascente-Compasso d’Oro for the design of the Luisa chair (1955), the Bronze Medal from the Parson School in New York (1956) for his contribution to industrial design, the Olivetti Award for Architecture (1957), the Gran Premio Nazionale La Rinascente-Compasso d’Oro (1958), the La Rinascente-Compasso d’Oro Award for the Milan Line 1 Subway project (1964), and the Royal Designer for Industry title awarded by the London Royal Society of Arts (1971).
From fondazionefrancoalbini.com and sanlorenzosilver.it
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Canapo chair, 1945
chictip.com |
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Room divider, 1947
fanantiques.com |
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Luisa armchair, 1949/1955
samkaufman.com |
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#147 settee, 1950
1stdibs.com |
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TL2 table, 1950
spazioldo.com |
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Gala chair, 1951
architonic.com |
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Margherita chairs, 1951
1stdibs.com |
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Cicognino tables, 1952
okoloweb.cz |
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Fiorenza chair, 1952
architonic.com |
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LB7 bookcase, 1957
deconet.com |
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Albini pedestal desk, 1958
knoll.com |
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Tre Pezzi chair with Franca Helg, 1959
bonluxat.com |
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AM/AS sconce with Franca Helg and Antonio Piva, 1969
1stdibs.com |
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AS1C lamp with Franca Helg, 1970
hanoverfab.com |