Luigi Vietti 1(903-1998)
Six elegant armchairs in wood and upholstered fabric for a villa in Porto Cervo, Costa Smeralda.
Italian1960's manufacturing.
He enrolled in the faculty of engineering in Milan in 1923 and graduated in architecture with honors in Rome in 1928. He became close to the demands of rationalism and in 1930 he participated, together with Bottoni and Pollini, in numerous projects. In 1930 he designed Villa Wanda, a splendid residence in Stresa with a strong rationalist imprint. In 1933 he participated in the V Triennale of Milan with two projects for the Casa alta with a steel structure. He designed numerous buildings of public importance such as the New Andrea Doria Maritime Station in Genoa, and later designed the Casa del Fascio in Rapallo (1937) and two other Casa del Fascio, also in Liguria. In 1934 he participated with Antonio Carminati, Pietro Lingeri, Giuseppe Terragni in the competition for the Palazzo del Littorio in Rome and in 1935 in the competition for the new Auditorium in Rome. In the post-war years he devoted himself to the construction of prestigious villas and homes. Between 1950 and 1953 he was involved in the project to reclaim the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice. Vietti contributed to the restoration of some existing buildings and created new projects, the most famous of which was the Teatro Verde, a splendid amphitheater immersed in a garden. In the early 1960s, Prince Karim Aga Khan IV commissioned him, along with Jacques Couelle and Michele Busiri Vici, to design a new village on the Costa Smeralda.
Thus the village of Porto Cervo was born. With his vintage sailing ship Tamory, he was also one of the founders of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. One of the most important and prolific figures in 20th century architecture and design, until now less known.