By Arteluce, Perry King and Santiago Miranda
Located in Padova, IT
Perry King (born in London in 1938) had studied Industrial Design in Great Britain, in Birmingham, but had settled in Italy since 1964, becoming one of the most appreciated figures - professionally and humanly - in the world of Italian design.Consultant for Olivetti, he had worked on numerous products, the most famous of which, designed with Ettore Sottsass, is the Valentine typewriter. He then became coordinator of the Olivetti corporate image, he had designed characters for the machines produced by the company and designed books and posters.
With Santiago Miranda, whom he met in this period, he founded the King-Miranda Associati firm in Milan in 1976, currently a member of ADI. Together King and Miranda are the authors of numerous projects, from furnishing accessories to furniture, lamps, office chairs, and technological appliances such as dehumidifiers, radiators and air conditioners...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Furniture