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Sapper (Munich, Germany 1932) Born in Munich, Germany in 1932, Richard Sapper studied philosophy, anatomy, graphic design and engineering, and later received a degree in economics in 1956. During his academic years, he decided to pursue a career in industrial design and upon completing his studies he joined the design department of Mercedes-Benz in Stuttgart. He moved to Milan in 1957 where we worked for Gio Ponti and Alberto Rosselli and later for Rinascente. He opened his own Milan studio in 1958 and initiated a part-time collaboration with Marco Zanuso, a relationship which lasted until 1977 and produced important fruits. Products from this period include the sheet metal chair Lambda for Gavina (1963), the polyethylene child's seat K 1340 for Kartell (1964), and the many projects for Brionvega, including the Doney (1962) and Algol (1964) television sets, the radio TS 502 which opens and closes (1965), and the cubic television set, Black (1970). Richard Sapper worked as a consultant with FIAT on experimental cars and with Pirelli on tire design from 1970 to 1976. Since 1980 he has been in charge of worldwide product design for the IBM Corporation. His work includes pieces that have become design classics such as the Artemide lamp, Tizio (1972) and the tea kettle for Alessi (1983). His products have won him the Compasso d'Oro prize ten times as well as a host of international awards. He has been featured in numerous exhibitions and many of his objects reside in the collections of the MOMA in New York. Sapper's recent work includes office furniture systems, computers, lighting, kitchenware, cruise ships and phone booths. His clients include Alessi, Artemide, Castelli, Comforto, IBM, and Knoll International. Richard Sapper has also shared his special talents through a professorial post at the Stuttgart Kunstakademie in Germany, and as an instructor or visiting professor at universities in many different countries. |
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