Liliana Grassi (1923-1985) graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at Milan Polytechnic in 1947, where she subsequently became a professor in the restoration of historical monuments, initially in the Architecture Faculty and then in the Faculty of Engineering. One of her main projects was the decades long restoration of the Ca’ Grande, damaged in the Second World War. She was a sought-after expert in this area and author of several publications on restoration techniques. Grassi built a small number of private houses for friends and designed furniture for them. The table in this exhibition is from a private project designed for a close friend.