Roberto Barbieri

Roberto Barbieri (1942-2012) was an Italian architect and designer. Immediately after graduating from the Milan Polytechnic in 1969, he associated with his colleague Marco De Carli, combining architecture and design with activities in the field of graphics. In the early '70s he participated in various furniture exhibitions such as "The living space for the house of the 70s", organized by the Ente del Mobile di Lissone, or "The living space in public housing", connected to the activities of the XV Triennale 1975. Starting from the 1980s, a more frequent activity of product design began together with some important Italian furniture brands such as Zanotta and Poliform, giving life to measured and functional pieces of great commercial success.