Mario Bellini is an Italian architect and designer. After graduating from the Polytechnic University of Milan in 1959, Bellini pursued a career as an architect, exhibition designer, product designer, and furniture designer during the Italian economic boom of the late 20th century. Bellini has received several accolades in a variety of design fields, including eight Compasso d'Oro awards and the Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement by the Triennale di Milano. In 2019, the Italian President of the Chamber of Deputies, Roberto Fico, awarded Bellini a career medal in recognition of his contributions to Italian architecture and design.
Mario Bellini
Olivetti Divisumma 28 (1972)
Volans 17 television for Brionvega (1968)
Logos 58 calculator designed for Olivetti (1972)
Polytechnic University of Milan
The Polytechnic University of Milan is the largest technical university in Italy, with about 42,000 students.
The university offers undergraduate, graduate and higher education courses in engineering, architecture and design.
Founded in 1863, it is the oldest university in Milan.
Francesco Brioschi (1824–1897), founder and first rector of the Polytechnic University of Milan.
Città Studi buildings in 1930
Former rector Giovanni Azzone with the Education Minister Stefania Giannini and Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Bovisa campus in 2015
Entrance to the Design area of the Bovisa campus (Durando)