Alberto Rosselli

Alberto Rosselli (Palermo 1921-Milan 1976) was one of the key figures in the history of modern Italian architecture and one of those who contributed most to the definition of the design discipline.

He was one of the founders of the Compasso d’Oro Award and of the ADI (the Association for Industrial Design of Italy ) of which he became the first President in 1956 and 1957.

He was also the creator and editor of the Design for Industry section of the Domus magazine, under the direction of Gio Ponti and subsequently editor of the Stile Industria magazine which, from 1954 to 1963, defined the tools and areas of contemporary design.

If as an architect his career has long been linked to his father-in-law Gio Ponti and Antonio Fornaroli with whom he created the Ponti-Fornaroli-Rosselli (PFR) studio, the profession of designer has led him to collaborate with companies such as Cassina, Arlflex, Fiat, Facomet, ICS, Cesame, Rima, Kartell, Montecatini and Saporiti, of which he became the artistic director from 1966 to 1976.

Together, Alberto Rosselli and Sergio Saporiti experimented many innovative materials and extremely advanced solutions, both in the production of furnishing objects and housing solutions, including the Mobile Home exhibited in 1972 at MoMA in the famous “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape” exhibition.

Architect, designer, editor and lecturer at the Milan Polytechnic for the course of Artistic Design for Industry, in 1987 he received the Compasso d ‘Oro Career Award from ADI.

On the occasion of the 100+1 Exhibition, Quodlibet and Saporiti Italia presented the book “Alberto Rosselli – Architettura, Design e “Stile Industria” curated by da Paolo Rosselli with Elisa Di Nofa and Francesco Paleari.