Daughter of Provino Valle and sister of Gino Valle, both architects from Udine, Elena Valle (Udine, 1934 - New York, 2016) graduated in architecture. In 1958 she got a scholarship to the Architecture School of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1957 she married designer Massimo Vignelli, with whom she first founded a studio in Milan and then, in 1971, the "Vignelli Associati" in New York, where she dealt with product design, interior design and graphic design.
Glass crockery set, manufactured by Heller, 1970
Marble and glass table, manufactured by Castigliani, 1979
‘Handkerchief’ chair, manufactured by Knoll, 1982
Silver jewellery, manufactured by San Lorenzo, 1972
‘Saratoga’ collection, manufactured by Poltronova, 1964
Saratoga, lella Vignelli, MuDeTo
Lella Vignelli, Wikipedia
Lella Vignelli, Domus
Addio a Lella Vignelli, Icon Design
Lella Vignelli, a Designer With a Spare, Elegant Style, Dies at 82, The New York Times
Morta Lella Valle Vignelli, icona del design moderno, Messaggero Veneto
Design by: Lella Vignelli, Massimo Vignelli, New York, 2014