Biography

Gae Aulenti was born on December 4, 1927 in Palazzolo dello Stella, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. She was a production designer and costume designer, known for Il viaggio a Reims, ossia L'Albergo del Gigilio d'oro (1984), Ricciardo e Zoraide (1990) and Il viaggio a Reims (1988). She was married to Francesco Buzzi. She died on October 31, 2012 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.

Well known for several large-scale museum projects, including Musée d'Orsay in Paris (1980-86), the Contemporary Art Gallery at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Palazzo Grassi in Venice (1985-86), and the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (2000-2003).

Mother of costume designer Giovanna Buzzi.