Gaetano Pesce
Based in New York, Gaetano Pesce, one of the most versatile and unconventional designers, has undertaken diverse commissions in architecture, urban planning, interior and exhibition design, industrial design and publishing. Born in La Spezia, Italy, in 1939, Gaetano Pesce studied Architecture at the University of Venice and went on to produce exciting work in design and architecture.
Pesce has served as a visiting lecturer and professor at many prestigious institutions in America and other countries, including the Cooper Union in New York. Gaetano Pesce has also worked in Italy, France, Germany, Belgium, Japan, the United States, and Brazil, which has influenced the internationalism of his approach.
His multidisciplinary work has been the subject of numerous publications and exhibitions and is currently displayed in the permanent collections of museums in France, Finland, Italy, Portugal, UK and the United States. In 1996, he was honoured with both a comprehensive career retrospective at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and publication of the Cataloque Gaetano Pesce: Le temps des questions. In 1993, Gaetano Pesce was the recipient of the influential Chrysler Award for Innovation and Design.
