Gino Krayer

Born in Venice in 1906.Painter, he has been exhibited in several Biennales and at the Opera Bevilacqua La Masa.Together with other partners, he established in 1950 the Centro Studi Pittori Arte ...

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Cesare Laurenti

Cesare Laurenti

Painter known exspecially as a ceramic's decorator. His large tiled panel "La storia dell'arte" is justly famous: it was exhibited at the 1901 Venice Biennale and was subsequently purchas...

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Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris)

Born in La Chaux - De - Fonds in 1887, he died in Roquebrune Cap Martin in 1965. Architect, painter, sculptor and writer, he studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. He designed furniture for inte...

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Jan Le Witt

Born in 1907, he died in 1991. Painter with strong modern tendencies, he was born in Czestochowa (Poland), where he spent his childhood. After completing his schooling, he travelled for three ...

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Fernand Léger

Fernand Léger

Born in Argentan (France) in 1881, died in Gif-sur-Yvette (Seine - et - Oise, France) in 1955. Studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and at the Academie Julian in Paris. He started from "Post-impress...

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Hans Lerche Stoltenberg

Son of the Norwegian painter Vincent, he was born in Duesseldorf in 1867 and died in Rome in 1920. He worked for two years in small ceramics workshop and came to Italy in 1886. He lived in Rom...

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Gino Levi-Montalcini

Born in 1907, he died in 1975. Architect and urban designer, he worked with Giuiseppe Pagano on same halls for the 1928 International Exhibition in Turin. In 1928 - 1929 he designed the Gualin...

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Riccardo Licata

Riccardo Licata

Born in Turin, Italy in 1929, Riccardo Licata lived with his family for a short period to Paris; they then moved to Rome where he remained until 1945. Since 1946 he has lived between Venic...

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Vico Magistretti

Born in Milan in 1920. Architecture and interior designer; he worked for Alias, Cassina, Knoll International and Artemide. From 1960 until its closure he worked for the Vistosi glasswork as a ...

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Stanislav Libensky

Born in 1921, he died in 2002. From 1937 to 1939 he attended the specialised School of Glassmaking at Novy Bor, where he later became instructor and then director, position held until 1963. Fr...

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Tyra Lundgren

Born in Stockholm in 1897, she died there in 1979. She studied decorative arts in her city from 1914 to 1922. She worked for Arabia's in Sweden from 1924 to 1927 andfor the Sevres manufactures...

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Cirillo Maschio

Cirillo Maschio

An entrepreneur born in Murano, partner with Angelo Nason in the Nason & Maschio firm, in 1932 he established the C. Maschio company together with the painter Giuseppe Chiacig a...

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Amerigo Marchesin

He was an architect. At the XXXIV Biennale of Venice in 1968, F.lli Toso exhibited the large "Gala" fountain designed by him. In 2001 he participated as an architect at the Brazili...

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Francesco Martinuzzi

Known as Checo. Master glassblower of Fucina degli Angeli. He has made the famous "Centauro" by Pablo Picasso at the Vetreria Dalla Venezia e Martinuzzi. In the 20s he joined Industrie Vetrai Artis...

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Napoleone Martinuzzi

Napoleone Martinuzzi

Born in Murano in 1892, he died in Venice in 1977. In 1910 he studied sculpture subject in Rome together with Angelo Zanelli. He got back to Murano, and in 1925 he joined the Venini & C. as p...

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Attilio Moratto

Master glassmaker, in 1924 he exhibited for the company Cappellin Venini & C. at the 14th Venice Biennale. In 1927 he exhibited for MVM Cappellin & Co. at th...

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Roberto Sebastian Matta Echaurren

Born in Santiago (Chile) in 1911. After architectural studies, he moved to Europe in 1933 to work in Le Corbusier's workshop in Paris. In 1938 he first joined the Surrealism movement and subse...

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Luciano Minguzzi

Luciano Minguzzi

Born in Bologna in 1911. Born in Bologna, son of a sculptor. Studied under his father and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna. Visited Paris in 1934 on a travelling scholarship. First on...

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