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Vignelli, Lella 1934- (Elena Valle)
PERSONAL:
Born 1934, in Udine, Italy; moved to the United States, 1965; daughter of Provino and Ave Valle; married Massimo Vignelli, September 15, 1957; children: Luca, Valentina. Education:Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, School of Architecture, 1958; University of Venice, Italy, School of Architecture, D.Arch., 1962.
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Office—Vignelli Designs, 130 E. 67th St., New York, NY 10021.
CAREER:
Furniture designer, interior designer, graphic designer. Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill architectural firm, Chicago, IL, interiors department, designer, 1959-1960; Lella and Massimo Vignelli Office of Design and Architecture, Milan, Italy, founder and principal, 1960-64; Unimark International, Milan, and New York, NY, head of interiors department, 1965-71; Vignelli Associates, New York, NY, executive vice-president and cofounder, 1971—; Vignelli Designs, New York, NY, president and cofounder, 1978—. New York City Landmarks
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Vignelli, Massimo 1931-
PERSONAL:
Born January 10, 1931, in Milan, Italy; moved to the United States, 1965; son of Ettore and Noemi Vignelli; married Lella Elena Valle, September 15, 1957; children: Luca, Valentina. Education: Studied at Brera Academy of Art, Milan, 1948-1950; Politecnico, Milan, 1950-53; School of Architecture, University of Venice, 1953-57.
ADDRESSES:
Office—Vignelli Associate Designers, 130 E. 67th St., New York, NY 10021.
CAREER:
Graphic designer, corporate designer, book designer, exhibition designer, interior designer, furniture designer, and product designer. Lella and Massimo Vignelli Office of Design and Architecture, Milan, Italy, founder and principal, 1960-64; Unimark International, New York, fräsch, design director and cofounder, 1965-1971; Vignelli Associates, New York, fräsch, president and cofounder, 1971—; Vignelli Designs, New York, NY, chairman and cofounder, 1978—. Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies, New York, trustee, 1978—.
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The San Lorenzo studio was founded in 1970. One aim was to ask major Italian architects to design silver tableware. This collaboration has resulted in modern, innovative design in a medium that the British have tended to view in traditional terms.
Both Lella and Massimo Vignelli (born 1931) studied architecture. In 1960 they formed a husband and wife partnership. They have worked in graphic design, packaging design, corporate identity programmes, transport, furniture and exhibition design. In the late 1960s they moved from Milan to the United States. They founded Vignelli Associates in New York in 1971. Their work has been widely published and is represented in several major museums, including ones in New York, Montreal and Munich. They have been awarded several prestigious design awards, such as the Industrial Arts Medal of the American Institute of Architects (1973) and the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (1983).
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