Gaetano Pesce

Gaetano Pesce’s last interview (1939-2024)

The great Italian designer, a few days before passing away, gave a preview to Domus of his projects for Milano Design Week, which will remain as a testament to an incredible career.

Who was Gaetano Pesce?

An Italian master of design, an adopted New Yorker, a multifaceted artist, a historical figure known to Domus, he challenged all the aesthetic and design assumptions of recent decades.

Is Gaetano Pesce the true protagonist of Milan Design Week 2023?

The Italian designer, who has been based in New York for four decades, is an announced protagonists of this Design Week. Not only with the installation at the Bottega Veneta store, but also with works for Cassina, Bottega Ghianda and Luisa dalle Piane.

Meeting Gaetano Pesce in 2022: the art of impermanence

The love for vessels, his yearning for continual experimentation, how he came upon polyurethane resin while looking for a pencil, his two current exhibitions, and more stories: we met the New York-based artist in his Brooklyn studio.

Bracciodiferro, Italian design’s first radical experience

In the 1970s, an experimental project overturned the canons of design, anticipating Alchimia and Memphis and involving names such as Cassina, Gaetano Pesce, and Alessandro Mendini.

Hot desking in 1995: an office by Gaetano Pesce

Loved and hated, hot desking was already popular in the New York of the 1990s. From Domus archives, the Italian designer’s project for the advertising agency Chiat/Day.

Gaetano Pesce’s emotional art gallery

In this interview, Gaetano Pesce shares his design philosophy with Domus, which emphasizes the importance of site-specificity and the expression of political, religious, or existential values.

Italy Crucified by Gaetano Pesce

At the Teatro dell'Arte, Pesce explains his provocative installation and asks young people to give free rein to their creativity.

Pescecappa

Gaetano Pesce has designed a colourful cooker hood for Elica, with humorous shapes inspired by nature.

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