Richard Sapper
born 1932 Munich, Germany
| 1956-8 | employed in the design department at Daimler-Benz after completing studies in mechanical engineering |
| 1958 | worked in Gio Ponti’s architectural studio in Milan |
| 1958-77 | worked with Marco Zanuso |
| 1970 | esigned the successful “Tizia” table lamp |
| 1970–6 | for Fiat and Pirelli, consultant on experimental cars and automotive accessories; in 1980 consultant for IBM and design of the Thinkpad laptop; design of office furniture |
| 1986-1998 | professor at the Stuttgart Art Academy |
| since 2001 | member of the Academy of Arts (Berlin) |
