Collection: Paolo Lomazzi

Paolo Lomazzi’s collaboration with Jonathan De Pas and Donato D’Urbino began in 1966. In the 60’s-70’s they developed a specific interest in creating furniture and temporary architecture with industrially advanced materials and technology. They designed and built a series of pneumatic structures for the Italian Pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka, for the XIV Triennale of Milan and for Eurodomus. In 1967 they designed an inflatable armchair called Blow and since then have been working in the industrial design field.

They planned and built industrial and residential buildings and extended their focus to the diverse areas of industrial products: home and office equipment, lighting, electronics, bathroom fixtures, etc. Their designs have been produced by well known companies such as: Acerbis, Alessi, Artemide, BBB Bonacina, Bellato-Pallucco, Bonacina Pierantonio, Bonaldo, Cassina-Marcatre, Driade, De Padova, Giannini, Lualdi Porte, Lumina Italia, MDF Italia, Naos, Valli & Valli, Poltronova, Quattrocchio, Robots, Scavolini, Stilnovo, Tonelli, Zanotta, Zerodisegno, Roset, Koizumi, and Santa&Cole.

Jonathan De Pas passed away in 1991. D’Urbino and Lomazzi have continued to work together until 2017. Now they continue their activities independently. The designing activities of Paolo Lomazzi go together with teaching at the Faculty of Design of the Politecnico of Milan since 2001 to 2007, the IUAV of Venice since 2005 to 2010, the ISAI of Vicenza since 2010 to 2015. In 2018 he received the ADI Compasso d’Oro Career award.