Alberto Issel was an Italian artist and designer from Genoa, known for his work in painting and Art Nouveau furniture.

Between 1929 and 1930, he stayed around Parma, where he studied Mantegna, Parmigianino, and Correggio

A Roman-school painter, Zingarini was born in Rome on January 30, 1878, and died there on November 5, 1944

He returned to North Africa in 1925 and took over the direction of the Cairo Academy of Fine Arts.

His first official accolade as an artist came in 1953 when he won the Faenza Prize in the 11th National Ceramic Competition.

In 1930, Cipriano Efisio Oppo wrote “Miss Eva Quajotto does not paint like a young lady! This is the highest praise that can be given to a young lady who paints."

On the occasion of the 1961 International Furniture Exhibition, Max Ingrand erected the large luminous fountain in the garden of the Villa Reale in Monza

MIM (Mobili Italiani Moderni) was founded in Rome in 1957 as a company for the design, construction and sale of furniture.

Here, Paolo Zoli in 1919, he opened the La Faience ceramic factory in Borgo Durbecco with Pietro Melandri, Dino Fabbri, and Amerigo Masotti.

The company first focused on making majolica tiles and earthenware inspired by the historic models of the Della Robbia family.