He was born in 1911 in Orani, in the province of Nuoro.
His father was a mason.
He learned the first rudiments of the trade from him.
At fifteen, he began working as an apprentice.
At twenty-six, he became the director of the graphic office at Olivetti.
At twenty-seven, he was forced to leave Italy due to anti-Semitic persecution and took refuge in Paris, France.
However, even from France he had to emigrate after the Nazi invasion.
He arrived in New York and in '41 he was appointed Art Director for the magazine "Interiors and Industrial Design."
He was known as Antine Nivola and Tino Nivola.
But his full name was Costantino Nivola Mele.
Costantino Nivola - Museo Nivola #chiaroscuro
His father was a mason.
He learned the first rudiments of the trade from him.
At fifteen, he began working as an apprentice.
At twenty-six, he became the director of the graphic office at Olivetti.
At twenty-seven, he was forced to leave Italy due to anti-Semitic persecution and took refuge in Paris, France.
However, even from France he had to emigrate after the Nazi invasion.
He arrived in New York and in '41 he was appointed Art Director for the magazine "Interiors and Industrial Design."
He was known as Antine Nivola and Tino Nivola.
But his full name was Costantino Nivola Mele.
Costantino Nivola - Museo Nivola #chiaroscuro
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