Gae Aulenti
A graduate of the Polytechnic in 1953, Gae Aulenti (Palazzolo dello Stella, Udine, 4 December 1927 - Milan, 31 October 2012) took her first steps in the world of furniture, moving closer to Neoliberty, an eclectic trend that reworks the dynamic forms of art nouveau, Michael Thonet's furniture in curved wood, and déco. Architecture, publishing (she was editor at Casabella magazine from 1955 to 1965) and set design also influence her career, thanks to her association with the director Luca Ronconi, for whom she designed extraordinary sets in the 1960s and 1970s. Aesthetic sensitivity and knowledge of materials are at the heart of her most significant furnishings, which are still in production, such as the Pipistrello lamp, designed in '65 for Martinelli Luce, or the Table with wheels for Fontana Arte designed in '80.
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