Giulio Cappellini

S

i laurea in architettura al Politecnico di

Milano nel 1979 ed entra come art director

nell’azienda di famiglia. Inizia a collaborare

con giovani designers come Jasper Morrison,

Tom Dixon, Ronan Bouroullec, Piero Lissoni ed

altri. Oggi continua a mantenere questo ruolo e

disegna dei prodotti per l’azienda.

Giulio Cappellini

è inoltre art director di Ceramica

Flaminia, Icone Luce, Arredoluce ed Istituto

Marangoni e per alcuni di questi brand disegna

anche dei prodotti. Si occupa di Superdesign

Show a Superstudio Pi

ù durante la Milano

Design Week. Organizza mostre sul Design in

varie parti del Mondo e viene chiamato come

visiting professor in varie scuole ed universit

à

di design e architettura. Nel 2022 riceve il

Compasso d’Oro alla Carriera e nel 2023 viene

eletto socio onorario di Altagamma.

È stato

invitato alla Presidenza del Senato per parlare

dell’eccellenza del Design Made in Italy.

Le principali riviste scrivono di lui.

Giulio Cappellini graduated in architecture from

the Politecnico di Milano (Scientific Technological

University) in 1979 and subsequently joined his

family’s business as the art director. He began

collaborating with emerging designers such as

Jasper Morrison, Tom Dixon, Ronan Bouroullec,

Piero Lissoni and others. He maintains his role

as art director to this day, overseeing the design

of various products for the company. Giulio

Cappellini also serves as the art director for

Ceramica Flaminia, Icone Luce, Arredoluce and

the Marangoni Institute, and designs products

for several of these brands. He curates the

Superdesign Show at Superstudiopi

ù during

Milano Design Week and organises design

exhibitions in different locations worldwide.

Furthermore, he serves as a visiting professor

at several design and architecture schools and

universities. He received the “Compasso d’Oro”

Career award in 2022, and he was elected an

honorary member of Altagamma in 2023. He

was invited to address the Italian Senate on the

excellence of “Made in Italy” Design. He has been

featured in prominent publications.

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