Andrea Branzi was born in Florence in 1938 and studied as an architect at the Florence School of Architecture, receiving a degree in 1966.
From 1964–74, Branzi was a founding member of the experimental group Archizoom, which envisioned the No-Stop-City among other projects. A key member of the Studio Alchimia, founded in 1976, he went on to associate with the Memphis Group in the 1980s. Branzi lived and worked in Milan, and until 2009 he was a professor and chairman of the School of Interior Design at the Polytechnic University of Milan.
Branzi distinguished himself as a co-founder of Domus Academy, the first international post-graduate school for design. He was a three-time recipient of the Compasso d’Oro, honored for individual or group effort in 1979, 1987 and 1995. Branzi’s work was featured in the Venice Biennale and Milan Triennale, and he curated the design exhibitions of the latter. He was widely published and was frequently invited to lecture internationally.
In 2008, Branzi was named an Honorary Royal Designer in the United Kingdom and he received an honorary degree from La Sapienza in Rome. That same year, his work was featured in an installation at the Fondation Cartier, Paris.
Branzi’s works are held in the permanent collections of the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Israel Museum, Jerusalem; and the Museum of Modern Art, New York, among others.
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(Biography provided by Goldwood)
Italian modern sideboard Grande Piatto Branzi Design Gallery Milano, 1991
By Andrea Branzi
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern wall sideboard Grande Piatto by Andrea Branzi for Design Gallery Milano, 1991 Grande Piatto wall storage unit made of wood and light-grey lacquered wood. The front fea...
Wood
Italian modern bookcase Piccolo Albero Andrea Branzi Design Gallery Milano, 1991
By Andrea Branzi
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern bookcase Piccolo Albero by Andrea Branzi for Design Gallery Milano, 1991 Bookcase model Piccolo Albero with a matte-finish metal frame and integrated asymmetrical shel...
Metal
Italian modern modular bookcase Programma 1 Antonia Astori De Ponti Driade 1970s
By Driade, Antonia Astori
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern modular bookcase Programma 1 Antonia Astori De Ponti Driade 1970s Modular bookcase Programma 1 composed of 43 wooden modules lacquered i...
Wood
Italian modern wood and metal sideboard by Vico Magistretti for De Padova, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern wood and metal sideboard by Vico Magistretti for De Padova, 1980s Rectangular base sideboard with wooden structure. On the front it features a pair of double metal doo...
Metal
Italian modern Sideboard Parioli by Stoppino and Acerbis for Acerbis, 1980s
By Giotto Stoppino, Acerbis Design, Lodovico Acerbis
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Sideboard Parioli by Giotto Stoppino and Marco Acerbis for Acerbis, 1980s Sideboard mod. Parioli composed of 4 modules with solid wood structure with matt black finis...
Aluminum
Italian modern wardrobe in wood e formica for Design Gallery Milano, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern wardrobe in wood e formica for Design Gallery Milano, 1980s Wardrobe made entirely of wood and covered in Formica. It features a striking orange lacquered frame enclos...
Metal
Furniture "MAY" Italian Design Modern Handmade Wood and Resin Sculpture
By Marco Padovese
Located in Budoia, IT
The "MAY" day cabinet is an Italian design piece made of wood and finished with a resin paste coating. Its presence is comparable to a work of art and enhances the environment where ...
Resin, Wood
Acerbis 80s Bookcase Design by Roberto Monsani
By Roberto Monsani, Acerbis
Located in Milano, IT
Modular wall bookcase made of elements from the 'Life' series in gray lacquered wood with flap and hinged opening with crystal interior shelves. In the central part, plexiglass shelv...
Crystal
Gervasoni Daen 85 Highboard by Federico Peri
By Federico Peri, Gervasoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Highboard with plywood and MDF lacquered body. Four doors upholstered in water-repellent and cleanable ecoleather One or two internal adjustable shelves. Top available in two options...
Steel
Tapparelle L Cabinet by Colé, Hand Crafted Contemporary Design Made in Italy
By Emmanuel Gallina
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Tapparelle is a collection of elements that explore the traditional technique of antan office furniture with sliding shutters no longer in use, turning them into furniture for the contemporary home with soft and unusual lines. The base has tapered solid oak feet and sliding shutters. The sliding shutters, "Tapparelle" in Italian (from there comes the name of the product), specially designed for this collection, are composed in chopsticks in solid oak and hand mounted on cotton canvas, as true artisan tradition wants. The structure is in wood panels thickness 16 mm, with double bottom that hides the sliding of the shutter. Finishing in matt lacquered in three colors: Perl white, Pastel blue or a dramatic dark Hague blue. Two internal shelves are veneered in natural oak. In the collection you can find small elements on wheels, cabinets big sideboards...
Oak, Lacquer
Talento Cabinet by Edoardo Colzani Design
By Laura Meroni
Located in Milan, IT
This sideboard has a strong visual impact where technique and style come together in a wise balance of positive and negative space with alternating depths. Its interior features LED ...
Glass
Sideboard by Giuseppe Rivadossi, Brescia, Italy, Around 1975
By Giuseppe Rivadossi
Located in Berlin, DE
This rare and unique solid oak sideboard was handmade in a small studio in Brescia, Italy around 1975 by the designer and manufacturer Giuseppe Rivadossi. Its design is both minimalistic and intriguing due to its hand chiseled surface. The designers brand mark is visible on one side of the sideboard. Dimensions : L. 114cm, D. 22 / 44cm, H. 80.5cm / 110.5cm 2 sideboards...
Oak
