Italian Postmodern Ceramic Sculpture by Florio Paccagnella, 1990s Luciano Florio Paccagnella is a Memphis Group hero that has been forgotten by history. Paccagnella was discovered by Matteo Thun after finishing his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts at Brera in Milan. He was introduced to Ettore Sottsass in the 1970s, which lead to his founding of a graphic arts company with designers Marco Zanini and Aldo Cibic. .Ettore Sottsass invites him to design the first invitation card of Memphis. 1981 brings about world recognition! He deigns cookie boxes for Suchard (Nestle Group) and works as designer in several other advertising campaigns (Pazzo Mondo, Fiat Panda, etc.) In the 1970s and the 1980s, he designs the signboards of several cafés and restaurants, including the famous Surplus signboard, in the vicinity of Brera, Milan, where he lives. Ettore Sottsass considers him one of the greatest airbrush designers all-over Europe. Paccagnella was inspired by the geometric shapes and pop colors of Sottsass's Yantra vases that he created his own line of vases with geometric lines . All of Paccagnella’s vases are hand-made, hand-painted and glazed.