Collection: Marco Zanuso Jr
Marco Zanuso Jr was born in Milan, where he lives and works, and he graduated in Architecture in Florence with an experimental thesis on radical architecture and its main figures: Superstudio, Michele De Lucchi, Andrea Branzi, Ufo, Mendini, and Ettore Sottsass. He spent long periods in France, Spain, and especially the United States, discovering and engaging with the architecture of Arcosanti, Land Art, Berkeley, and the first experiments on solar energy. In Vienna, with artists and architects, Marco Zanuso Junior founded Rastlos, a group that provides advice and research on urban planning issues, organizing exhibitions and seminars.
After Florence, he worked with his uncle Marco Zanuso Senior both on architecture (Piccolo Teatro, Teatro Fossati, IBM offices in Rome, Hotel Continental in Milan) and design (Lavazza, Brionvega, Poltrona Frau, Zanotta) and at the same time worked with Enzo Mari and Achille Castiglioni at the Politecnico di Milano. In 1991, he opened the studio in Milan with Daniel Nava, which deals with product design, architectural design of residential buildings, office interiors, private homes, and exhibition outfitting. Some clients are Carrefour, Abet Laminati, Mondadori, and Triennale di Milano.
As a designer, he worked with various companies including Memphis, Pamar, Fontana Arte, Bonacina, Driade, Cappellini, De Padova and galleries like Design Gallery in Milan and Galerie Italienne in Paris. He has developed projects and experiments with small producers and craftsmen.
