Marcello Cuneo

Marcello Cuneo took his degree in architecture in Milan, where he also studied painting and ceramic sculpture. He worked with Lino Saltini from 1959 and then with Gio Ponti from 1962 to 1970, on office buildings, department stores, museums and churches, before going freelance in 1971.

He designed furniture for Cassina, Arflex and Comforto and lighting for Stilnovo. His Cross armchair for Arflex received an honourable mention at the 1979 Compasso d’Oro, and his work was shown in Italy: The New Domestic Landscape at MoMA in New York.