Paolo Rizzatto

Biography

Paolo Rizzatto, born in Milan in 1941, graduated in 1965 in Architecture at the Polytechnic of Milan, where he lives and works dealing with architecture, interiors, design. 1978 he founded Luceplan together with Riccardo Sarfatti. He has designed for several Italian and foreign companies, as: Alias, Arteluce, Artemide, Cassina, Fiam, Ghidini1961, Lensvelt, Luceplan, Molteni, Montina, Knoll, Kartell, Philips, Poltrona Frau, Serralunga, Thonet, Veneta Cucine. For Rotaliana he designed Pomi, Febo, Squiggle and Sol lamps. His works have been published in magazines, catalogues and publications in Italy and abroad and are present in the permanent collections of numerous
museums and foundations, including Victoria and Albert Museum (London), MOMA (New York), Musée des Arts Decoratifs (Paris) and Permanent Collection of Design at Triennale (Milan). He has received many prizes and honours, among which we remember five “Compasso d’oro” ADI ⁄ Milan, 1981, 1989, 1995, 2008, 2011 and the last one of them in 2024 is a lifetime achievement award.