13 Facts About Paola Antonelli

Paola Antonelli was born on 1963 and is an Italian architect, curator, author, editor, and educator.

Paola Antonelli has been described as "one of the 25 most incisive design visionaries in the world" by TIME magazine.

Paola Antonelli attended and graduated from the Politecnico di Milano University in Milan, from which she received a laurea degree in architecture in 1990.

Paola Antonelli was a contributing editor for Domus magazine from 1987 to 1991, then from 1992 to 1994 she was the design editor of Abitare magazine.

From 1991 to 1993, Paola Antonelli was a lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she taught design history and theory.

Paola Antonelli has lectured elsewhere on design and architecture in Europe and the United States and served on several international architecture and design juries.

Paola Antonelli joined MoMA in February 1994 as a curator in the Department of Architecture and Design.

The first important exhibition at the museum curated by Paola Antonelli opened in 1995 and was titled Mutant Materials in Contemporary Design.

In 2014, Paola Antonelli was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Royal College of Art.

Paola Antonelli was recognized with an AIGA Medal in 2015 for "expanding the influence of design in everyday life by sharing fresh and incisive observations and curating provocative exhibitions at MoMA".

Paola Antonelli was named one of the 100 most powerful people in the world of art by Art Review and Surface Magazine.

Paola Antonelli received honorary degrees from Kingston University in London, ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, and Pratt Institute in New York.

Paola Antonelli received the following distinctions: 2006 National Design Award, Cooper Hewitt ; 2007 TIME magazine design visionaries; 2010 Lucky Strike Designer Award ; 2011 Hall of Fame inductee, Art Directors Club ; 2019 American Academy in Rome honouree; 2020 London Design Medal; and the 2021 German Design Award Personality of the Year.