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Antonio Citterio (born 1950, in Meda, Italy) is an Italian architect, furniture designer and industrial designer who lives and works in
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. He designed the A2A Tower in Milan.


Biography

He received a degree in architecture from
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in 1972, and subsequently started working as a designer and industrial design consultant. From 1987 to 1996, he worked in association with Terry Dwan, designing buildings in Europe and Japan. In 2000, with Patricia Viel, he founded "Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel" (ACPV), a cross-disciplinary practice for architecture and interior design. The firm works internationally, developing projects on all scales in collaboration with a network of specialist consultants. Antonio Citterio currently works in the industrial design sector with companies such as Ansorg, Arclinea, Axor-Hansgrohe, B&B Italia, Flexform,
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, Iittala, Kartell, Maxalto, Sanitec (Geberit Group),
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and Vitra. From 2006 to 2016, he was an Architectural Design professor at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio in Switzerland. In 1987 and 1994, Citterio was awarded the "
Compasso d'Oro The Compasso d'Oro (; ) is an industrial design award originated in Italy in 1954. Initially sponsored by the La Rinascente, a Milanese department store, the award has been organised and managed by the Associazione per il Disegno Industriale (ADI ...
" prize. In 2008, the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce of London awarded him the title of "Honorary Royal Designer for Industry".


Awards

*Continental Winners Prix Versailles (2018) *Compasso d'Oro (1987, 1994)


References


Further reading

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Citterio, Antonio 1950 births Living people Italian furniture designers Italian industrial designers Polytechnic University of Milan alumni Compasso d'Oro Award recipients 21st-century Italian architects Product designers