Magistretti in Piazzale Aquileia

Apartments in Piazzale Aquileia, Milan, Italy designed by Vico Magistretti in 1964.

Vico Magistretti (1920-2006) was an Italian industrial designer, known as a furniture designer and architect.

A graduate of the Politecnico di Milano University in 1945, Magistretti became a follower of Ernesto Nathan Rogers. He worked initially in urban design in Milan.

In the 1950s, he also designed furniture and lamps for Artemide, Cassina, De Padova, Flou, Fritz hansen, Kartell and Schiffini.

[via midcenturymoddesign via wifeand2kids.]