Duilio Cambellotti

He produced illustrations in that style for magazines, books and newspapers, and his furniture design (he was known for "Cambellotti lamps" and tables) is considered emblematic of Art Nouveau concepts.

Cambellotti found much to admire in the theories of "rational beauty" advocated by Henry van de Velde, one of the founders of Art Nouveau in Belgium,[4] but at the same time the Italian artist remained loyal to agrarian motifs, and to a non-anthropotechnic,[5] undisrupted relationship with natural forms.

He is classed along with Vittorio Grassi (1878–1958) as a leading proponent of the Scuola Romana[6] (as a branch of Art Nouveau), and he steadfastly celebrated the "heroic atmosphere" of the peasant culture over the decadence of cities.

The life of Duilio Cambellotti spanned revolutions introduced by the Industrial Era and automation, which were accompanied by the emergence of modern aesthetics, the rise and fall of fascism in Italy, and more; all these changes are reflected in his entire oeuvre in some way.

[8] The most complete expression of Cambellotti's mature architectural and interior design style is to be found in the Palazzo dell'Acquedotto ("The Water Museum")[9][10] in the city of Bari, capital of the Apulia region of Italy.