STUDIODADA
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STUDIODADA was an affiliate of the architectural and design office of the Radical Period
, it was involved in interior design and architecture projects both in Italy and abroad.
and Paolo Francesco Piva. In 1980 it took part in the competition held at the Milan Triennale
entitled " L’interno dopo la forma dell’utile" (Interior space after the form of usefulness). That was the beginning of its activicty in design field.
In the field of product design, STUDIODADA members have designed for companies such a Luciano Marcato, Brunati, Interior ceramiche, Stilnovo, Tecnodada, Villeroy & Boch
, Felice Rossi and Egoluce.
STUDIODADA also promoted some exhibitions to explain its point of view on deign: Architetture Mobili (Movable Architectures)1982, "Design della notte" (Design of the night), etc.
STUDIODADA saw the immediate opportunity to use CAD assistance in project development, both for design and architecture realizing the potential to managing design projects with software assistance.
At the FARBE DESIGN in Stuttgart
in 1983 they presented, in collaboration with Olivetti
, one of the first examples of a computerised system for ceramic tiles linked with an automatic order management system.
From that experience they decided to found TECNODADA
a service office where professional could have had the possibility to find solutions for their jobs, as for materials o procedures to use them.
TECNODADA also produced some furnitures a book case and a table called Carpi and a sofa table called On The Road.
In 1988 some of the memberts left STUDIODADA and the office were closed the next year.
Radical period (design)
In Italy, in the second part of the 1960s, the design avant-gardes entered a new period of construction named "Radical".Probably the most notorious result of such avant-garde period is the very famous installation called "Superarchitettura", made in Pistoia in 1966.Within the Italian design...
, it was involved in interior design and architecture projects both in Italy and abroad.
History
Founded in 1977 by six architects: Ada Alberti, Dario Ferrari, Patrizio Corno, Maurizio Maggi, Marco PivaMarco Piva
-Biography:Marco Piva, Italian architect and designer, was born in Milan in 1952.In 1977 he graduated at Politecnico di Milano and founded STUDIODADA in 1978, one of the design offices of the radical period....
and Paolo Francesco Piva. In 1980 it took part in the competition held at the Milan Triennale
Triennale
La Triennale di Milano is a design museum and events venue in Milan, Italy, located inside the Palace of Art building, part of Parco Sempione, the park grounds adjacent to Castello Sforzesco. It hosts exhibitions and events which highlight contemporary Italian design, urban planning, architecture,...
entitled " L’interno dopo la forma dell’utile" (Interior space after the form of usefulness). That was the beginning of its activicty in design field.
In the field of product design, STUDIODADA members have designed for companies such a Luciano Marcato, Brunati, Interior ceramiche, Stilnovo, Tecnodada, Villeroy & Boch
Villeroy & Boch
Villeroy & Boch is a large manufacturer of ceramics with the company headquarters located in Mettlach, Germany.-Company history:The company began in the tiny French village of Audun le Tiche, where François Boch set up a pottery company with his three sons in 1748. Later, the company moved to...
, Felice Rossi and Egoluce.
STUDIODADA also promoted some exhibitions to explain its point of view on deign: Architetture Mobili (Movable Architectures)1982, "Design della notte" (Design of the night), etc.
Computer design
The 1980s were the era of brand-new "computer aid to do something".STUDIODADA saw the immediate opportunity to use CAD assistance in project development, both for design and architecture realizing the potential to managing design projects with software assistance.
At the FARBE DESIGN in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
in 1983 they presented, in collaboration with Olivetti
Olivetti
Olivetti S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of computers, printers and other business machines.- Founding :The company was founded as a typewriter manufacturer in 1908 in Ivrea, near Turin, by Camillo Olivetti. The firm was mainly developed by his son Adriano Olivetti...
, one of the first examples of a computerised system for ceramic tiles linked with an automatic order management system.
From that experience they decided to found TECNODADA
a service office where professional could have had the possibility to find solutions for their jobs, as for materials o procedures to use them.
TECNODADA also produced some furnitures a book case and a table called Carpi and a sofa table called On The Road.
In 1988 some of the memberts left STUDIODADA and the office were closed the next year.