Mario Marenco

Mario Marenco (1933-2019) was born in Foggia and graduated in architecture in Naples in 1957, followed by research grants in Stockholm and Chicago. In 1960 he opened his own architecture and design studio in Rome, and he went on to design for Arflex, Artemide and B&B Italia, as well as exhibition stands for Fiat, Lancia and Alfa Romeo.

His Marenco sofa for Arflex dates from 1970 and remains an icon of Italian design. The same year he found fame as a comedian, co-writing and performing the radio show Alto gradimento.