Andrea Branzi

Born: 1938
Best-known work: Goccia pendant
Training: Architect

Background
Architect and designer Andrea Branzi was born in Firenze in 1938 and lives and works in Milan.

He was a founder of the avant-garde design studio Archizoom Associati (1966-1974) and the Radical architecture and design movement. He was also a founder of Domus Academy, the first international post-graduate school of design.

From the year 1967, he started designing projects for well-known brands like Rotaliana, for whom he designed the elegant classic Goccia pendant.