Graziella Bianchi
after obtaining her high-school diploma in Design Art she taught
technical and artistic subjects for several years. She then took on a
commercial role in her family's business, which enabled her to acquire
skill in conducting relations with clients and in fully understanding
their requirements, even those not explicitly expressed. After marrying
Renzo Fauciglietti she played an active part in all her husband's
ventures and was sometimes the quiet inspirer of revolutionary
undertakings, including Studio OK and then FAUCIGLIETTI. She has been
co-owner and deputy president of FAUCIGLIETTI since its foundation, and
is in charge of the corporate identity, finance, procurement and
administrative accounting functions; she also makes an active
contribution to the projects under development
for the various sectors.
Renzo Fauciglietti Born at Biella in 1941, after
obtaining his high-school diploma Design Art he attended the STS
(Higher Institute of Engineering) in Switzerland, and then obtained a
master's degree in industrial design. Since his student days he has
always been in close contract with the world of research and
development, design, engineering and production. On completing his
studies he found employment in the industrial sector, heading research
and development and production with managerial rank.
He has been working in applied research, design and engineering since
1976, handling projects in many industrial design sectors. He has added
to his know-how through a continuous, constant further learning
process, working with the leading Italian and foreign institutions:
Politecnico of Milan, MIP, ITI, Centro Volta of Como, SDA Bocconi, and
C.N.R. of Milan.
He is a member of the ADI – BEDA – AIPI – ATA . He
works for specialist magazines as a member of their scientific
committees, and has written articles on research and development and on
applicational methodologies in product-process development. He was one
of the founders of Italy's first research and development centres in
the furniture sector, which made a major contribution to establishing
the fame of Italian design products over
the world. He describes himself as a designer and researcher, and is a professed Christian.
In 1986 he founded Studio OK, followed in 1989 by its offshoot
FAUCIGLIETTI, with the precise intention of contributing to renewal in
research and development, design and the creation of new design
products. Fauciglietti has received many Italian and international
awards, including: Nomination for the COMPASSO D’ORO in Milan and
the NESTE FORMA FINLAND 3, 1st and 2nd prizes at TECNHOTEL in Genoa,
Silver medal at BATIMAT in Paris.
For Zeritalia, Graziella and Renzo Fauciglietti have designed the UFO coffee table.
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