- Gae Aulenti
Gae Aulenti ("Gaetana Aulenti", 1927 – ), Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI [ [http://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/DettaglioDecorato.asp?idprogressivo=11910&iddecorato=11490 quirinale.it] ] is an Italian
architect , lighting andinterior designer , and industrial designer. She is well known for several large-scale museum projects, includingMusée d'Orsay inParis (1980-86), the Contemporary Art Gallery at theCentre Pompidou in Paris, thePalazzo Grassi inVenice (1985-86), and theAsian Art Museum of San Francisco (2000-2003).She worked for the design magazine
Casabella from 1955 until 1965 as an art director, and become part of a group of young professionals influenced by the philosophy ofErnesto Nathan Rogers .Aulenti has also occasionally worked as a stage designer for
Luca Ronconi .External links
* [http://www.r20thcentury.com/bios/designer.cfm?article_id=36 Biography of Gae Aulenti] from "R 20th Century Gallery"
* [http://www.musee-orsay.fr/ Musée d'Orsay Official Website]
* [http://www.designdictionary.co.uk/en/aulenti.htm Gae Aulenti - Design Dictionary] Illustrated article about Gae AulentiReferences
* Muriel Emmanuel. Contemporary Architects. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1980. ISBN 0-312-16635-4. NA680.C625. p 53.
* Ruth A Peltason. 100 Contemporary Architects. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-8109-3661-5. NA2700.L26. p 24.
[Category:Italian Interior Designers]
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