Giulio Cappellini is the founder and art director of the eponymous

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furniture company Cappellini based in

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. In 2004 the Company became part of the Poltrona Frau Group. In 2021, it was acquired by the American office furnisher Haworth Inc. Thinking Mans Chair designed by Jasper Morrison

Thinking Mans Chair designed by Jasper Morrison

The company's collections are "known for tapping new trends and far-flung talents" and have included sofas, kitchen sinks, shelving and light fixtures "displayed in an industrial hangar far from the gold-plated shopping district along the Via Monte Napoleone." Julie V. Iovine
DESIGN NOTEBOOK: FURNITURE FAIR
In Milan, Form Follows Fashion April 12, 2001 ''New York Times'' Described as a "tutti-frutti affair, with minimalism offered up alongside pop fashion, computer tech and amoebic forms", Cappellini's collections have included works by

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, Tom Dixon,

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, Erwan & Ronan Bouroullec, Nendo,

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, Satyendra Pakhale,

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, and

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. In 2022 he was awarded the

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Career Award by the

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(ADI) in Milan.

Publications

References

External links

Official site
*Antonello Mosc
Fantasia al potere nella casa di Giulio Cappellini
July 24, 2005 Il Giornale {{DEFAULTSORT:Cappellini, Giulio Italian furniture designers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Giulio Cappellini Compasso d'Oro Award recipients Product designers