Mercatali e Pedrizzetti

Olivari Designers

Mercatali e Pedrizzetti

Olivari Designers

MILANO, 1948 / 1947-2013

Mercatali and Pedrizzetti collaborate for ten years from 1978 to 1988. They designed very successful products characterized by basic shapes and primary colors, especially kitchen and bath accessories, such as Fantini’s Balocchi faucets.

Sfinge, Olivari, fuori produzione
Sfinge
1982 - Out of production
— Balocchi, rubinetti, Fantini, 1978
— Davide Mercatali

Laureato in Architettura a Milano nel 1973, ha collaborato per dieci anni – tra il 1978 e il 1988 – con Davide Mercatali. Insieme hanno disegnato prodotti di grande successo caratterizzati da forme basiche e colori primari, in particolare accessori per le cucina e il bagno come i fortunati rubinetti colorati Balocchi per Fantini.

Davide Mercatali has also promoted exhibitions and shows, as well as founding interdisciplinary groups such as Zeus. Today he continues his work as an independent designer.

— Riviera, rubinetto, Fantini

Paolo Pedrizzetti was in charge of a firm whose specialty is kitchen and bath accessories. He works for several companies, such as Koziol and Tubes.

— Sfinge, Olivari, fuori produzione