Designer · Italy · 1905–1999
Ignazio Gardella
Ignazio Gardella (1905–1999) – Milanese architect and engineer, co-founder of the furniture company Azucena in 1947.
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About the designer
- Lifetime
- 1905–1999
- Country
- Italy
Ignazio Gardella was born on 30 March 1905 in Milan and died on 16 March 1999. In 1928, he graduated in engineering from Politecnico di Milano, and obtained his architectural degree from IUAV in Venice in 1949.
In 1947, together with Luigi Caccia Dominioni and Corrado Corradi Dell'Acqua, he founded Azucena, described as the first Italian company producing modern furniture. His architectural projects include the anti-tuberculosis dispensary in Alessandria (1934–1938), PAC in Milan (1947–1954), Casa alle Zattere in Venice (1953–1958), the Olivetti canteen in Ivrea (1958) and Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa (1981–1990). He received the Premio Nazionale Olivetti (1955) and the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the Venice Biennale (1996); he was an honorary member of RIBA.
