Mario Bellini (born February 1, 1935,
Milan) is an Italian architect and designer. He graduated from the
Milan Polytechnic - Faculty of Architecture in 1959 and began working as an architect himself in the early 1960s. He is the
winner]among others of 8 Compasso d’Oro and prestigious architecture awards including the Medaglia d’Oro conferred on him by the President of the Italian Republic.