Octopus Wooden and Metal Coat Rack attributed to De Pas, Durbino, Lomazzi for Zanotta, 1990s

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Jonathan De Pas, Donato D'Urbino, Paolo Lomazzi are three Italian designers who, united under the acronym DDL, have been operating … more Jonathan De Pas, Donato D'Urbino, Paolo Lomazzi are three Italian designers who, united under the acronym DDL, have been operating in the industrial design sector since 1966.
After the death of Jonathan de Pas (1932-1991), the Milan-based design studio DDL - De Pas, D'Urbino, Lomazzi became Studio D'Urbino Lomazzi.
This is a three-voiced professional personality of great relevance for Italian design; the three designers collaborated with the largest companies in the furniture sector, and in 1979 they received the prestigious Compasso d'oro award for the Sciangai project created for Zanotta in 1973.

In addition to industrial design, the three designers also dedicate themselves to architectural, exhibition, interior and urban planning projects during their professional lives; but they established themselves mainly for their trendy unconventional style, a pop paradox of the sixties, which they applied to furnishing objects. However, the activity carried out as installers and architects for the 1970 Osaka World Exhibition is of great importance, where they created a series of pneumatic residential buildings for the Italian pavilion. In the field of furniture, their most famous works are the Blow inflatable armchair for Zanotta, the Joe two-seater chair for Poltronova in the shape of a baseball glove (a tribute to the American baseball player Joe di Maggio, who died in 1999). In 1971 they also created a modular bookcase for Longato called Brick and the Sciangai coat stand, again for Zanotta. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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