Background
Sapper, Richard was born on May 30, 1932 in Munich.
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Richard Sapper
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Student, University Munich, 1956.
Career
Designer Mercedes-Benz, Stuttgart, Federal Republic Germany, 1956-1957. Free-lance designer in studio of Alberto Rosselli and Gio Ponti Milan, 1957-1959. Free-lance designer in studio of Marco Zanuso, 1959-1975.
Independent designer Stuttgart, since 1970. Design consultant Fiat and Pirelli companies, 1970-1976, International Business Machines Corporation, since 1980. Co-founder Urban Transport Systems Study Group, Milan, 1972.
Professor industrial design Stuttgart Academy Fine Arts, Vienna (Austria) Hochschule fur Angewandte Kunst, since 1986.
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Married Dorit Polz, 1963. Children: Carola, Mathias, Cornelia.
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Recipient Compasso d'Oro award, 1960, 62, 64, 67, 79, 86, Gute Form prize, 1969, 83, Premio SMAU, 1969, 81, 86, Gold medal Liubliana Industrial Design Biennale, 1973, 79. Named a honorary royal designer Royal Society Arts, 1988.Recipient Compasso d'Oro award, 1960, 62, 64, 67, 79, 86, Gute Form prize, 1969, 83, Premio SMAU, 1969, 81, 86, Gold medal Liubliana Industrial Design Biennale, 1973, 79. Named a honorary royal designer Royal Society Arts, 1988.