650 Aeo
- Description
- Designer Bio
The AEO chair was the last
product from the Archizoom group, and was designed by Paolo Deganello in 1973
as an unconventional interpretation of a contemporary armchair. Using
experimental materials, the piece was originally available for self-assembly. A
wide array of upholstery options were on offer, which enhanced the chair’s
potential for personalisation. The quintessence of functionality and
versatility, AEO is thus typical of a Cassina piece, since it can be taken
apart and washed, while being light and comfortable, the perfect partner for
any space and style.
| About Designer | |
|---|---|
Paolo Deganello |
Born at Este, Padua,
in 1940, Paolo Deganello graduated in architecture at Florence in 1966, From
1963 to 1974 he was engaged in town planning for the council, of Calenzaro
(Florence). In 1966 he founded the Archizoom Associates studio, together with
Andrea Branzi, Gilberto Corretti and Massimo Morozzi, which closed in 1972. He
continued with his private practice as architect and designer in Milan, with
commissions in Italy and abroad.
Derganello lectures in
various universities, and has as many theoretical irons in the fire with
articles in the main specialist periodicals. Since 1991 he has been lecturer in
planning at the ISIA of Florence. He takes part in exhibitions of architecture
and industrial design at international level. His design projects are always
highly individual, clearly in the radical mould. His AEO armchair is
particularly famous among the products he has designed for Cassina. |
