ANGELO MANGIAROTTI (1921 - 2012) was an Italian architect and interior designer who was known for applying a personal and humanistic approach to functional design. Born in Milan, he earned a degree in architecture from Milan Politecnico in 1948. Mangiarotti was fascinated by the methods and techniques employed in city-planning and architecture in addition to a passion for beauty and design. In 1953, while serving as a guest lecturer at the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, he made connections to Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Walter Gropius.

Mangiarotti returned to Italy in 1955 to establish a firm with Bruno Morasutti and later opened a firm of his own in 1960. His inventive nature and craftsmanship were employed in numerous projects, from marble bowls and glass collections for Knoll to urban planning and industrial design projects. In 1989, Mangiarotti established the Mangiarotti & Associates office based in Tokyo, Japan. A highly regarded designer, Mangiarotti was presented with the Domus Formica award in 1956, the American Industrial Partners award for industrial construction works in 1972, the gold medal in architecture by the Accademia della Torre of Carrara in 1998, and a dedicated exhibition held at Calenzano's Design Museum in May 2010. Angelo Mangiarotti died in Milan in 2012.

(Photo Credit: Angelo Mangiarotti Foundation; Source: LAMA Auctions)