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professional and familial life was a key issue discussed publicly through the newsletter, 8th Pax Romana. The conversation developed into expectations of women and the primary roles as mothers and how these roles influence possibilities for careers. In 1971, one member of the AIDIA, said the biggest obstacle in women’s liberation was family. In the early 1970s, Ferrieri was asked by one of her husband’s aunts to join
Soroptimists, which was an international feminist organization. By 1973, she was the president of this organization and presented “International and interdisciplinary action for the promotion of human rights and in particular the condition of women” to the United Nations. Ferrieri became an active feminist and her actions contrasted with other women architects of her time.
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Kartell, Anna Ferreri lead the way for innovative designs that led the company. In the 1960s and 1970s, furniture contributed more growth to the Kartell company over any other divisions of the company. This innovative furniture became the image of the company and the products that represented this image were the colored fitted furniture, the flower boxes, and the stools designed by Anna Castelli Ferrieri. Anna Ferrieri designed the first chair from a single mould in 1968. Anna Castelli Ferrieri laid the Kartell foundations on geometric shapes, bold color, and highly polished finishes.
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Industrial Design Association (IDA) in 1956. She also published two books; one in 1984, “From Project to Product: Plastic and Design”, and the second book was published in 1991, “The Interface of Material”, which explains the responsible behavior on the part of designers. In addition, she also has published a profound list of articles.
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Castelli Ferrieri (1918-2006) was an Italian pioneering architect. Coming from a family of community members, her father, Enzo Ferrieri, was a well-known journalist, director, and critic of city's legendary Teatro del C'omegno; a highly regarded theater company. Her husband, Giulio Castelli, was
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Castelli Ferrieri has a distinguished list of honors and awards that she has received; receiving her first award at the age of 29. She received: • Gold Medals, Milan Triennale, one in 1947 and another in 1950 • Oscar Plast Award, London, 1968 • Silver Medal Oesterreichisches Bauzentrum, Vienna,
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In 1972, Ferrieri and her husband exhibited artwork in the “Italy: The New
Domestic Landscape” exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. This exhibition featured her “Componobili” of 1969. One of her best known works is the Componibili. Componibilis are stacking module storage pieces. These
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Italian modern design with Kartell throughout the 60s, 70s and 80s. In addition to her work, she founded and was a member of several organizations including; The Movement of Architecture Studies (MAS) of Milan, 1945; National Institution of Urban Planning (NIU),
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Ferrieri openly admitted that working women faced obstacles in the public spheres as well as in the private spheres of life. Anna Ferrieri found that balancing her roles of a designer, wife, and mother were often difficult. During the 1950s through the 1960s, the theme of incompatibility of
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Ferrieri died on 22 June 2006. in her home in Milan, at the age of 87, from complications of lung disease. She was survived by her husband, Giulio Castelli; daughter, Marial Castelli; and son, Valerio Castelli. Giulio Castelli passed away four months later at the age of 86.
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units have been described as, "Flexible, functional and practical". and as "instantly endearing and slightly futuristic elegance that suits any situation with ease." Today, even after 40 years of production the Componibili is still one of
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follow; the Kartell headquarters (with it being made from brilliant red blocks), a residential building on Via Marchiondi in Milan, and several offices and factories in Alfa Romeo. All of these were created in collaboration with
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best selling furniture items. A more compiled list of all of Ferrieri’s exhibitions are listed below. Ferrieri worked as art director for Kartell from 1976 to 1987, and is most known for her use of materials such as metal and
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