Sacco’s career began after graduating from the Polytechnic University of Turin. Before joining Mercedes in 1958, he honed his skills at famed Italian design houses Pininfarina and Ghia.

Mercedes hired Sacco in 1958 as a second stylist to work on pre-body development before he was put in charge of the Body Design and Dimensional Concept department. Notable designs during his first ...

Comprising fifteen different animals in total – mine was a black dog, though there were also bunnies, killer whales, foxes and otters – each chair was crafted from leather and based on the Sacco easy ...