Angelo Ostuni
Angelo Ostuni (1904-1981) was an Italian designer and the elder brother of Giuseppe Ostuni (1907-1994), founder of the lighting company O-Luce.
He held no degree in architecture or art. On natural talent he produced interior projects and furniture designs of remarkable range.
Biography
Ostuni was born in Trieste in 1904, when the city still belonged to the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. After difficult years the family moved to Milan in 1919. Ninety percent of the Milanese population left the city during the war; Angelo and his family stayed, and founded the furniture company Frangi.
Models and collaborations
With his brother Giuseppe he worked on numerous designs for O-Luce, which grew into one of Italy's leading lighting companies.
Founded by Giuseppe Ostuni in 1945 and shaped creatively by his elder brother Angelo, the company became a laboratory for new ideas at a moment when Italian design was redefining itself in the aftermath of the Second World War.