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Carlo Mollino

By Tom Ran

Published: January 6, 2010 under Design

Left: Carlo Mollino in his Bisiluro, 1955 Right: One of Mollino's furniture designs, the Reale Table

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Left: Carlo Mollino in his Bisiluro, 1955 Right: One of Mollino's furniture designs, the Reale Table

Samples of Mollino's polaroids

Photo: Carlo Mollino

Samples of Mollino's polaroids

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Some people were meant to do it all. Carlo Mollino is that such person. Formally trained as an architect, he went on to design furniture, cars, interiors, and was an avid photographer. Mollino was also a speed freak. Rather than taking pleasures from the sport from the sideline, he participated in it. Designing the “Bisiluro” (twin turbo) and partaking in the 1955 Le Mans. His eccentricities revealed themselves through his lifestyle and after his death. A believer in the occult, he designed an apartment that was meant to be his tomb. Furnished with all the desirable objects that he wanted to be surrounded in, though he never once spent the night in. After his death the discovery of over 2000 nude and semi-nude polaroids of women were found. The photos were highly stylized and meticulously preserved. Mollino appeared to live life to the fullest, a rare breed to this day. Read more about his life in this profile from designboom.

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