Carlo Mollino

Crazy, artistic, stingy, obsessed with taxes. Sex maniac, master architect, drug addict, genius. Carlo Mollino (1905-1973) is one of the most colorful figures in the world of architecture and Italian design.
He spent his life in the tranquil city of Torino, where a character such as he had few hopes to fit in. Even today, 20 years after his death, there has been little effort made to keep the memory of this extraordinary person alive. Quite to the contrary, many of his architectural works have fallen into a state of disrepair.

As so often is the case, Mollino has found success abroad, being greatly appreciated in other countries. Auction houses have sold some of his pieces at head-spinning prices and it seems that a famous American collector has accquired a good part of "erotic polaroids" made by Mollino during his nocturnal diversions. Over the coming months, two galleries in London and New York are presenting retrospectives of this unusual man' work.

Sources:
dolce vita design : The extravaganza of Carlo Mollino: designer, architect, genius obsessed with drugs, sex and extreme decoration.

designboom: Carlo Mollino