Gino Valle


Gino Valle was an Italian architect and designer.

Life and career

Son of architect Provino Valle, he was the brother of Fernanda "Nani" Valle, also architect, Maria, chemist, and Elena "Lella" Vignelli, architect and designer. His first artistic expression was painting, with works selected in 1943. During World War II, he was a prisoner in Germany, working in an armored tracks factory. After the war, he graduated in architecture in Venice in 1948 and began working in his father's studio in Udine, collaborating with his sister Nani. He received a scholarship at Harvard in 1951, where he earned a Bachelor of City and Regional Planning.
He taught at the IUAV University from 1954 to 2001, focusing on geometry and composition. His professional work includes collaborations with companies such as Zanussi, for which he designed the flat refrigerator, and Solari, for which he designed clocks and display systems, winning the Compasso d'Oro in 1956 and 1962. His most iconic clock, the Cifra 3, is exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

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