Designer · Italy · 1910–1999
Carlo De Carli
Carlo De Carli (1910–1999) – Italian architect and furniture designer from Milan, winner of the first Compasso d’Oro (1954) for chair 683 for Cassina.
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About the designer
- Lifetime
- 1910–1999
- Country
- Italy
Carlo De Carli was born in Milan in 1910 and died there in 1999. In 1934, he graduated in architecture from the Polytechnic University of Milan, then worked for a year at Gio Ponti’s studio. His model 683 chair, produced by Cassina, received an award in the first edition of the Compasso d’Oro in 1954. The Balestra armchair for Tecno won the Gran Premio at the 11th Triennale in Milan (1957). For Sormani, he designed, among other things, the Cassettiera rossa chest of drawers (1963) and the Estruso series (1963–1965). From 1965 to 1968, he was dean of the Faculty of Architecture at the Polytechnic University of Milan, and from 1967 to 1971, editor of the magazine “Interni”. He formulated the theory of “Spazio Primario”.
Key designs
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683
chair, Compasso d’Oro 1954
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Balestra
armchair, Gran Premio XI Triennale
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Cassettiera rossa
chest of drawers
