( Italy 丨 1938 - )

Andrea Branzi is an architect and designer, graduated in Florence in 1967; he now lives and works in Milan.

From 1964 to 1974 Branzi was a member of Archizoom Associati: protagonists of the Florentine Radical Architecture movement. As a leading member of Alchimia studio, which was founded in 1976, he was involved in the Memphis Group from 1981 onwards. In 1982 Branzi opened his own studio to devote himself to architecture, urban planning, and interior and industrial design. In 1983 he was one of the founders of the Domus Academy in Milan, the first international school specializing in industrial design, design management, and fashion. Branzi became a Full Professor and President of the Study Course in Interior Design at the Faculty of Design of the Politecnico di Milano, conducted his teaching until 2009.

During the career of Branzi, he has written several books and essays including Learning from Milan, The Hot House and Introduction to Italian Design. Branzi has collaborated with many Italian architecture magazines, such as Interni, Domus, Casabella, and MODO. In 1994 he received the ADI Compasso d’Oro Career Award. His design works are included in permanent collections such as the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Victoria & Albert Museum, London; Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, and so on.