Piero Fornasetti (Italian, 1913–1988)

Timeline

1913: Born: Milan, Italy
1930–1932: Studied at Brera Art Academy Milan, Italy
1940: Started collaborating with Gio Ponti on many projects, Milan, Italy
1943–1946: Exiled to Switzerland
1946: Returned to Milan, Italy
1951: Expanded his studio, Milan, Italy
1959: Neiman-Marcus Award for his contribution in the field of fashion
1970: Founded Galleria dei Bibliofili, Milan, Italy
1988: Died: Milan, Italy
1998: Christie’s, Los Angeles held an auction dedicated to Piero Fornasetti
: Selected Museum Collections
: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England

2008: Carla Sozzani Gallery, Milan, Italy (solo exhibition)
2007: Luisa Delle Piane Gallery, Milan, Italy (solo exhibition)
2003–2004: Italian Institute of Culture of Washington, DC (solo exhibition), traveled to:
Italian Institute of Culture of San Francisco, CA; Italian Institute of Culture of Chicago, IL; Italian Institute of Culture of Toronto, Canada; Italian Institute of Culture of Los Angeles, CA
2002: Palais Royal, Paris, France (solo exhibition)
1991–1992: Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England (solo exhibition)
1989: Gallery 280, New York, NY (solo exhibition)
1970: Galleria dei Bibliofili, Milan Italy (group exhibition)
1951: La Triennale di Milano, Milano, Italy (group exhibition)
1947: La Triennale di Milano, Milano, Italy (group exhibition)
1935: La Triennale di Milano, Milano, Italy (group exhibition)
1933: La Triennale di Milano, Milano, Italy (group exhibition)
University of Milan, Milano, Italy (group exhibition)

2005: Brigitte Fitoussi, Philippe Starck, and Barnaba Fornasetti. Piero Fornasetti: a conversation between Philippe Starck and Barnaba Fornasetti. New York: Assouline.
1998: Christie's. Important design: the life of Piero Fornasetti : auction, 16 May 1998. Los Angeles: Christie's.
1991: Patrick MaurieÌs. Fornasetti, designer of dreams. Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown.

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