Wissenswertes über Piergiorgio Cazzaniga

Piergiorgio Cazzaniga was born in 1946. In 1962 for two years he worked as the Technical Department Manager at Besana Mobili, where he directly experienced and mastered furnishing industrial production cycles and techniques. From 1966 to 1971 he worked as Research and Development Department Manager at Boffi Cucine, in this period he took part in the European standardization process of sizes in cabinets and built-in household appliances for kitchens and he realised the kitchens “E15”, “AL15”, “Xila” and the wardrobe “A1”. He played a leading role in Image and Communication, he dealt with products presentation through photograph settings, the creation of display areas and of the so-called “Spazio Boffi” inside shops and through the organization of different exhibitions. In 1971 he became a partner at the Buttura, Massoni and Pelizza Studio, which was then transformed into A&D. With Luigi Massoni he designed products, show rooms, stand and exhibition for leading Italian furnishing companies such as:Boffi, Poltrona Frau, Nazareno Gabrielli, Iter Selenova, Cadel, Poliform, Porro, Matteograssi. In 1991 he set up his own office “PIERGIORGIO CAZZANIGA DESIGN” in Lentate sul Seveso working also with:Porro, Composit, Atlantis, Living Divani, Liv’it, Dema, Tagliabue, Acerbis International, MDF Italia, La Palma and Tribù. In 1995 the Mariposa chair won “Chair of the Year” award at “International Chair Exhibition” in Udine and the “Jury Award “ at BIO 15 in Lubjana. In 2001 armchair Bloom for Living Divani and in 2004 chairs M1 and Lofty for Mdf Italia where selected for I-DOT. In 2004 armchair Lips won the “Good Design Award” of the Chicago Atheneaum of Design. The furniture system "Inside" and sofa system “BORA BORA” were awarded with “Best System Category” in 2006, the first, and “Nomination” in 2008, the second, at the “Interior Innovation Award” in Cologne. Some of his last designs: the kitchens “MAXIMA” and “FREE” for Composit, outdoor seats collection “ESSENTIEL” for Tribù, seats collection “SIGN” and table system “TENSE” for Mdf Italia.