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The studio: facts and milestones

Dates, awards, museum collections and companies: the key facts about the studio, brought together on one page and checked against our archives.

The studio

Address
Via Desiderio da Settignano 9, 20149 Milano
Founded
1976, in Milan, by Bruno Gecchelin
Led by
Bruno Gecchelin, founder, and Lorenzo Gecchelin, principal: two generations of designers
In numbers
Over 220 products designed for 30 companies across 9 sectors; 24 awards and distinctions, including 3 ADI Compasso d’Oro awards
Sectors
Decorative and technical lighting, home accessories, air conditioning, furniture, bathroom furnishings, kitchen sinks, industrial refrigeration, automotive, consumer goods
Contact
studio@studiogecchelin.it · +39 02 4981140

Bruno GecchelinFounder

  • Architect; graduate of the Politecnico di Milano.
  • Before Olivetti he designed home and office furniture for Busnelli Export, children’s furniture with Alberto Bazzani, and gas cookers and compact refrigerators for Indesit.
  • He worked for fifteen years at Olivetti’s design office in Milan, led by Ettore Sottsass Jr., then for two more as an external consultant.
  • In the late 1960s he proposed to Reggiani a floor lamp with a telescopic stem made from a radio aerial.
  • In 1973, he designed Wing for Oluce, his first lamp to use a compact 12 V halogen bulb derived from automotive lighting.
  • In 1976 he founded the studio in Milan.
  • For Fiat, he designed a compact bathroom unit for Doima converted vans and special fittings for the first-generation Panda (1978).

Lorenzo GecchelinPrincipal

  • Architect; graduate of the Politecnico di Milano.
  • He joined the studio in 1997 after a year’s professional experience abroad. He oversees the entire product development cycle and the digital aspects of the studio’s projects.
  • He also works on interior design, refurbishment projects and art direction.
  • He teaches at Accademia del Lusso in Milan and Raffles Milano, having previously taught at the Istituto Europeo di Design and the Politecnico di Milano.

Awards and distinctions

24 awards and distinctions, including 3 ADI Compasso d’Oro awards, listed chronologically.

YearAward / distinctionProductCompany
1981BIO, Ljubljana BiennialRingArteluce Flos
1982Die Gute FormPraxisiGuzzini illuminazione
1983Die Gute FormStillaiGuzzini illuminazione
1983Die Gute FormSnockyiGuzzini illuminazione
1984Design Plus, FrankfurtCheese cutting setRede Guzzini
1986BIO, Ljubljana BiennialCorneriGuzzini illuminazione
1987Honourable Mention, 14th ADI Compasso d’OroMagoiGuzzini illuminazione
1987iF Design AwardMagoiGuzzini illuminazione
1987Die Gute FormMago, wall and floor lampsiGuzzini illuminazione
1988BIO, Ljubljana BiennialPerlaOluce
1989ADI Compasso d’OroShuttle, spotlight seriesiGuzzini illuminazione
1989Die Gute FormShuttleiGuzzini illuminazione
1989Die Gute FormChallengeriGuzzini illuminazione
1989Selected for the ADI Compasso d’OroString holder and tape-measure holderFratelli Guzzini
1991ADI Compasso d’OroAGH 171 New, heat pumpAermec
1991Honourable Mention, ADI Compasso d’OroAlcione, portable air conditionerAermec
1991Die Gute FormLunaluMatsushita Electric Works
1998Honourable Mention, 18th ADI Compasso d’OroGabbiano, spotlightsiGuzzini illuminazione
1998Selected for the ADI Compasso d’OroIsotta, cooking potFratelli Guzzini
1998Targa Giovani, 18th ADI Compasso d’OroColors, pencilsStudio Gecchelin, Lab
2001Selected for the ADI Compasso d’OroLight AiriGuzzini illuminazione
2004ADI Compasso d’OroLaTina, citrus juicerFratelli Guzzini
2006Die Gute FormMiniLight AiriGuzzini illuminazione
2016Red Dot AwardUnico, spotlightRaat

In museum collections

  • ADI Design Museum – Compasso d’OroMilan

    Shuttle and LaTina, represented by the products on display; AGH 171 New, represented by a photographic print and design drawings

  • Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro

    Wing, Oluce, 1973

  • Die Neue SammlungMunich

    Otello, Oluce, 1985

Companies and products

Key collaborations, listed by start date, with a selection of the products designed.

YearsCompanyProducts
1973–1990OluceWing, Dogale, Domea, Sovrana, Otello, Perla, Personal, Gemma, Arianna
since 1974SkipperMezzaluna, Tegola, Gong, Mantiglia, Start, Mirror, Graphic, Luni
1977–2000iGuzzini illuminazionePraxis, Virgola, Prisma, Trio, Mago, Shuttle, Limelight, Xo, Notan, Gabbiano, Parallel, Light Air
1978FiatCompact bathroom unit for the Doima vans, special fittings for the Panda
1979–1983Arteluce FlosRing, 1000, 1105, Bis, Polifemo, Veneziana
1979–2000AermecFW, FCX, AGH 171 New, Climadriver, Cupido, Personal Clima, Omnia
1980–1982Telma GuzziniPlus, Domino and Functional sinks
1981–2003Fratelli GuzziniChef Line, Cifre e Lune, Cotonerie, In & Out, Gran Festa, Atelier 75, Green Time, Isotta, LaTina
since the 1980sAntonangeliCeramic lamps Clio, Talia, Cuma, Marlene, Boxer, Videha; then Volo, Opera, Coupé, Flor
1984–1991Rede GuzziniAla, Onda, Meridiana, I Camuni, Rialto, Libra, Karato and Cambusa; Isotta, Tristano and Executive clocks; the Master series
1985Poltrona FrauNota chairs and Accordo table
1990–1991VeniniRigoletto, Messer, Paggio, Paggetto, Ventaglio
1990–1992MetaformGarbo, Kaleidos, Lucky, Pachinko
1991StilnovoIdra, Look Me, Kiss Me, Samo
1991–1993Matsushita Electric WorksLunalu, Pinocchio and the Adria modular system bath
1992YcamiScreen TV trolley
1996–1998TronconiMaliarda, Malìa, Spin, Arcimago, Beverly, Luxia
1998Magneti MarelliDashboard design studies
1998GottinghenPressed steel fruit bowl
2003AlminiCollection of bags in recycled leather
2005–2015IvelaTango, Flap, Aplomb, Aurora, Sprite, Merlino, Ten, Caicos, Turks, TB, Rumba e Swing, Tyle
2006WhirlpoolMinimaxxi, modular structure
2007–2008Kelvin ItalyJET and KRA/KRO chillers
2009–2018RaatKiss, Black Tie, Vanity, Issimo, Tondo, Unico, Bitta
2011Sierra AermecThermofon fan coil unit
2012ReggianiKylios, Revios and Comma LED spotlights
2019–2020VestaQuarter and Shell lamps
2022ItalampLigea, portable blown-glass lamp
2024DCW éditionsReissue of Mezzaluna

Last updated: 18 October 2026

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