Marcello Cuneo
Initially enrolled in law, Marcello Cuneo (Cagliari, 1933 - 2015) changed his path to study architecture, painting and sculpture. He became an architect and interior designer, during the 1960s he worked alongside Gio Ponti on various international projects, including large stores, offices and museums. His Longobard lamp, made of ceramic moulded into a single piece, won the Palladio Prize in 1967 for the application of ceramics to industrial design. His pieces are exhibited in the great exhibition "Italy: the New Domestic Landscape" at the MoMA in New York in 1972. From the 1970s onwards, Cuneo dedicated himself to his personal projects, designing for Italian and international companies such as Arflex, Cassina, Mobel and the German company Comforto.
