Paolo Rizzatto

Paolo Rizzatto, born in Milan in 1941, graduated in Architecture from Milan Polytechnic in 1965. In his Milan studio, he works as a freelance architect, interior designer, and designer. In 1978, he co-founded Luceplan with Riccardo Sarfatti and Sandra Severi.

Rizzatto has created designs for numerous Italian and international companies, including Alias, Arteluce, Artemide, Cassina, Danese, Driade, Fiam, Flos, Guzzini, Knoll, Kartell, Laura Meroni, Lensvelt, Luceplan, Mandarina Duck, Molteni, Montina, Nemo, Philips, Poltrona Frau, Segis, Serralunga, Thonet, and Veneta Cucine.

He has taught courses and delivered lectures at various universities, including Columbia University in New York, Milan Polytechnic, Cranbrook Center in Detroit, Washington University in Saint Louis, the Architecture Institute in Moscow, Palermo University, and the IUAV in Venice.

Rizzatto's work has been widely published and featured in seminars and exhibitions of architecture and design. His designs are part of the permanent collections of many prestigious museums, including the Milan Triennale, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Museo della Scienza e della Tecnica in Milan, and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.

He has received numerous awards, including four Compasso d’Oro prizes (1981, 1989, 1995, 2008, and 2011) and the International Competition of Design for the “Darsena di Milano” in 2004.