Not on the outskirts of Turin, but in a strip of Lombardy that few people associate with motoring creativity, there is a design haven that is solidly rooted in over fifty years of activity and as prolific as ever in terms of ideas and proposals. In Sondrio, in a serendipitous blend of territorial opportunities and personal ambitions, Pierangelo Andreani runs a studio whose expressive streams cause an astonished and involved admiration in any enthusiast. “I dreamt of designing cars ever since I was a little boy. Then, when I finished my military service in 1970, I had an interview at Pininfarina but the then director Franco Martinengo informed me that two other people had just been hired, Piero Stroppa and Giorgio Arcuri (later on well-known designers, ed.) At that point my mother urged me, almost reluctantly, to write to Fiat”: so begins the founder’s tale. With a segue punctuated by surprises.

Complete interview on Auto&Design n. 268