The designer
MAURIZIO DURANTI was born in Florence in 1949, he graduated in Architecture in 1976. Lives and works in Milan since 1987. Amidst his realisations are the planning and design of building structures which have frequently been published by the national and foreign press for their innovative features. Since 1990 he has concentrated his efforts on industrial design and has created many products for leading manufacturers of household. In '96, '97, '98 and '03 he received acknowledgements at the GOOD DESIGN AWARD in the U.S.A. and was honoured at the award giving of the "18th Gold Compass of Milan" in 1998. Numerous products designed by him are present in permanent collections of well-known museums throughout the world: Athenaeum in Chicago, Bunkamura Design Collection of Tokio, Neue Samlung Museum of Monaco Baviera, Museum of Design and Decorative Arts of Gent, Victoria & Albert Museum in London. As well as many articles published on his works by the national and foreign press, his monographs have also been edited: "Maurizio Duranti, Design Adventures", D. Baroni, Agepe 1991, and "Maurizio Duranti, Designs and Design", D. Baroni, I MENIR series, Ed. L'Archivolto 1993.