BORN IN LA SPEZIA, ITALY, IN 1939 AND EDUCATED
IN VENICE, GAETANO PESCE HAS BECOME PROMINENT
IN SEVERL FIELDS - ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR DESIGN,
GRAPHICS, FILM. HE REALISED NUMEROUS PROJECTS
IN ARCHITECTURE, INCLUDING THE HUBIN APARTMENT
IN PARIS (1986), THE ORGANIC BUILDING
IN OSAKA (1990), THE GALLERY MOURMANS IN
KNOKKE-LE ZOUTE, BELGIUM (1994), THE SCHUMAN
RESIDENCE IN NEW YORK (1994), THE OFFICE FOR
THE ADVERTISING AGENCY TWBA/CHIAT/DAY (1994),
OR MONUMENTAL GLASS DESIGN ELEMENTS FOR
THE PALAIS DES BEAUX ARTS OF LILLE (1996).
THE ARCHITECT'S REPUTATION HAS ALSO BEEN BUILT
UPON EXUBERANT EXPERIMENTATION IN THE AREA
OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS, INCLUDING
DEVELOPMENT OF A SERIES OF NOW ICONIC CHAIRS,
LIKE THE UP SERIES, TABLES AND LAMPS.
IN ADDITION TO MAINTAINING LONG-STANDING
RELATIONSHIPS WITH SUCH LANDMARK FURNITURE
MANUFACTURERS AS B&B ITALIA, CASSINA AND VITRA
INTERNATIONAL, GAETANO PESCE HAS LAUNCHED
THE NEW YORK CITY COMPANIES FISH DESIGN
AND OPEN SKY TO DEVELOP AND MANUFACTURE HOME
DESIGN OBJECTS, LIGHTING AND JEWELLERY FOR
THE CONSUMER MARKET. GAETANO PESCE'S WORK
IS REPRESENTED IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
OF LEADING MUSEUMS INTERNATIONALLY, INCLUDING
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART AND THE METROPOLITAN
MUSEUM OF ART IN NEW YORK CITY, THE SAN FRANCISCO
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT
MUSEUM IN LONDON, THE MUSÉE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS
AND THE CENTRE GEOGES POMPIDOU IN PARIS,
AND THE MUSÉE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS AND THE CENTRE
CANADIEN D'ARCHITECTURE IN MONTRÉAL.
IN 1996 HE WAS HONOURED WITH A CAREER
RETROSPECTIVE AT THE CENTRE GEOGES POMPIDOU
IN PARIS.