Born in Modena, Italy, in 1894. Prampolini studied in Lucca and Turin, Italy, and with Giacomo Balla, whose hard-edged geometric works was one of his early influences. Balla introduced him to the Futurist artists and he joined their movement. Prampolini exhibited with them in Rome and Prague. Among the Futurists, Prampolini was one of the most experiment oriented in his technique and materials. He tested a number of different methods and used a combination of materials to create his unique style. He wrote a number of manifestos in painting and theater including his 1913 "Cromofonia: Il colore dei suoni" -- Chromophony: The Colors of Sounds. He met Tristan Tzara in Rome in 1916, and took part in the international Dadaist exhibition in Zurich the same year. In 1925, he traveled to Paris to work with Severini stdying machines motions. Prampolini turned to Abstrac painting later on. He was also active as set and costume designer for a dance company he founded in 1925, building designer (pavilions in Turin and Milan), publisher (Stile Futurista)and decorative work, including stained glass and mosaics for the Museo nazionale delle arti e tradizioni popolari in Rome, and the Milan Triennial.