The 50 Most Famous Italian Designers of all time

Italy has a rich history of talented designers particularly in the fields of fashion, architecture, and industrial design.

Here is a list of 50 famous Italian designers.

Fashion Designers:

1. Giorgio Armani

2. Miuccia Prada

3. Valentino Garavani

4. Donatella Versace

5. Gianni Versace

6. Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabbana (Dolce & Gabbana)

7. Guccio Gucci

8. Alessandro Michele

9. Salvatore Ferragamo

10. Elio Fiorucci

11. Roberto Cavalli

12. Laura Biagiotti

13. Franco Moschino

14. Fendi Sisters (Paola, Anna, Franca, Carla & Alda Fendi)

15. Emilio Pucci

16. Elsa Schiaparelli

17. Maria Grazia Chiuri (Dior)

18. Pierpaolo Piccioli (Valentino)

19. Brunello Cucinelli

20. Alberta Ferretti

Architects:

1. Renzo Piano

2. Aldo Rossi

3. Carlo Scarpa

4. Pier Luigi Nervi

5. Gio Ponti

6. Massimiliano Fuksas

7. Mario Bellini

8. Gae Aulenti

9. Ernesto Nathan Rogers

10. Luigi Moretti

Industrial/Product Designers:

1. Achille Castiglioni

2. Ettore Sottsass

3. Marco Zanuso

4. Joe Colombo

5. Enzo Mari

6. Vico Magistretti

7. Antonio Citterio

8. Paola Antonelli

9. Patricia Urquiola

10. Alessandro Mendini

11. Rodolfo Dordoni

12. Gaetano Pesce

13. Giulio Cappellini

14. Carlo Mollino

15. Ross Lovegrove

16. Piero Lissoni

17. Michele De Lucchi

18. Richard Sapper

19. Tobia Scarpa

20. Paolo Rizzatto

This list includes notable figures in the Italian design world, but there are many more talented designers who have made significant contributions to their respective fields.