This stunning umbrella stand by Massimo Vignelli for the Italian manufacturer Casigliani is made with a marble column shape. The marble column has a rough but tactile surface texture. This process rather beautifully reveals the innate structure, pattern and color of the stone used. The shape and intricate manufacturing technique make this piece a truly interesting and rare example of Vignelli's design ethic. In excellent condition with slight signs of wear due to time. For over 50 years, the married couple Massimo and Lella Vignelli have collaborated on a variety of design projects, now iconic, ranging from products, prints, interiors, exhibitions and industry. Massimo Vignelli was born in Milan in 1931. he studied architecture at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan from 1948 to 1950, and then continued his studies at the Milan Polytechnic (1950-1953) and at the University of Venice (1953-1957). ). During his studies he already began to design lighting for the famous Murano glassmaker Venini. Lella Vignelli (maiden name Valle) was born in 1934 in Udine, Italy. She studied architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge between 1955 and 1958, and, before returning to Italy, she worked as a junior designer for Skidmore and Owings & Merrill. In 1962 you graduated in architecture from the University of Venice. After getting married in 1957, the two founded the Lella and Massimo Vignelli Office of Design and Architecture in Milan in 1960, focusing on office accessories, home products, graphics, and furniture. The firm's clients include Pirelli and Olivetti, among others. In 1965 the Vignellis moved to Chicago and founded, together with six other designers, Unimark International (1965-71), specialized in corporate graphics - with clients of the caliber of American Airlines, Knoll, Bloomingdales, and Saks Fifth Avenue. As is well known, Massimo's prolific work in the field of prints promotes the Helvetica typeface, making it popular in the United States. In 1971 the couple founded Vignelli Associates (known since 1978 as Vignelli Designs) in New York; the two will continue to work together until Massimo's death in June 2014. The Vignelli can be credited with helping to bring contemporary Italian design to the United States. The aesthetic they share celebrates balance, elegance and simplicity, and embraces the philosophy that a designer should be able to design anything. Notable projects include, among others, the Knoll Handkerchief stacking chair (1982–1987); the colored plates Heller Stacking (1964) in molded melanin; and the 1972 New York subway map. During their careers, in addition to dedicating themselves to design, they both teach, lecture, write, and participate in various juries and councils. Their work has been exhibited internationally in several exhibitions, including, in 1980, in a retrospective at the Parsons School of Design in New York. In 1982 the Vignellis won the AIGA Gold Metal. In 2008 the couple donated their complete design archive to the Rochester Institute of Technology, New York; the archive is now located in a 2010 building designed by themselves, the Vignelli Center for Design Studies.
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