De Pas, D’Urbino and Lomazzi were born in Milan in the 1930s. They have been partners in designing architecture, objects, installations and furnishings, as well as town planning, since 1966. During the 1960s they focused especially on temporary furniture and buildings featuring avant-garde signs, materials and industrial technologies. Their works are owned by the major museums worldwide. Their production is portrayed in histories of Italian design and in the main international publications of this field.