Roberto Menghi

Roberto Menghi (1920-2006) was born in Milan, spent part of his childhood in England, where his father was a manager for Pirelli, and graduated in architecture from the Politecnico di Milano in 1944. His buildings include the Piero Pirelli Institute and the French high school in Milan, and he restored the Palazzo dei Giureconsulti.

Twice a winner of the Compasso d’Oro, he designed glassware for Bormioli, lamps for Fontana Arte, the Guscio prefabricated house for Zanotta and armchairs for Arflex, among them the Hall armchair of 1958.