ITALO PERTICHINI
Italo Pertichini was born in Gebensdorf in Switzerland in 1964. At the base of his activity as a designer there is his artistic education at the art institute of San Giovanni Fiore and his technical-aesthetic education at the ISIA in Rome. Time after time he has focused on technical aspects and industry problems, paying particular attention to the industrial production. In 1994 he taught jewellery design at the art institute of Tivoli, in Rome. Moved to Milan in 1995, he realized many products which are characterized by a careful technical analysis and by innovative aesthetic solutions. In 2010 he opened his professional studio in Milan, focusing his attention on the industrial and interior design and dedicating in particular to the fields of bathroom design and furniture. He cooperated for five years with the technical-professional studio Gallotti e Radice as consultant and designer, realizing many products which are characterized by a careful technical research and innovative aesthetic solutions, never losing his ideas of simple and clear shapes which are strictly connected to their function. He has designed many jewels in different materials and created the collection Gioielli Pertichini. In 2005 he won the first prize at the international contest “Nuovi imballaggi in EPS” organized by AIPE. Other important cooperation have been those with Thonet (Poltrona Frau), Exde by Cattaneo, Dexo, Colico, Slide, Redi, 21st living art.