Luigi Massoni

Luigi Massoni (Milan, 1930) designer and architect, was responsible for the A&D in Cermenate (Como). After a period of training at the Collettivo di Architettura in Milan and his first professional experiences between 1953 and 1955, he began his design career by creating the cocktail shaker (1957, with Carlo Mazzeri) and the Series 5 containers, which are still in production for Alessi.
Between 1957 and 1960, with C. De Carli he contributed to professional and production renewal, by taking part in various events and with the founding of the magazine "Il Mobile Italiano". In 1959, through a partnership with a group of furniture manufacturers, he became the organiser of the founding of Mobilia and that same year he also joined Boffi as a production coordinator and designer, creating some of the first ever modular systems for home and kitchen. It was from this experience that, still in his capacity as designer and art director, he strengthened the image of Poltrona Frau (1968-1976); Fratelli Guzzini (1963-1976), he designed the Bolo Cubo set of bowls (1962) and the Vanessa tableware (1969); iGuzzini (1965-1976), this relationship was later revived in the early 1990s, when he also collaborated with Cedit, GABBIANELLI, Sirrah and Venini.