Piero Fornasetti 

Piero Fornasetti (born the November 10th, 1913 in Milan - died in the same city in October 1988) is a painter, designer, sculptor and Italian interior designer of the twentieth century, the creator of more than 11 000 pieces.

In 1930, he studied drawing at the Academy of Fine Arts Brera, was expelled in 1932 for indiscipline and printed scarves ...

Piero Fornasetti (born the November 10th, 1913 in Milan - died in the same city in October 1988) is a painter, designer, sculptor and Italian interior designer of the twentieth century, the creator of more than 11 000 pieces.

In 1930, he studied drawing at the Academy of Fine Arts Brera, was expelled in 1932 for indiscipline and printed scarves exhibited his first in 1933 at the Milan Triennale (where he exhibited several years).

In 1940, he met Gio Ponti, an architect and designer with whom he worked for years.

From 1943 to 1946, Fornasetti was exiled in Switzerland, but he lived mostly in Milan.

In 1970, he founded with friends the Galleria dei Bibliofili.

Currently, Barnaba Fornasetti's son continues to design with the name of his father.