Antonio Citterio (born 1950, in
Meda, Italy) is an Italian architect, furniture designer and industrial designer who lives and works in
Milan
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.
He designed the
A2A Tower in Milan.
Biography
He received a degree in architecture from
Politecnico di Milano
The Polytechnic University of Milan (, abbreviated as PoliMi) is a university in Milan, Italy. It is the largest technical university in the country, with about 40,000 enrolled students. The university offers undergraduate, graduate, and higher ...
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,
Flos
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Species
*'' Flos diardi'' (Hewitson, 1862) - shining plushblue, bifid plushblue
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,
Hermès
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,
Iittala,
Kartell, Maxalto,
Sanitec (Geberit Group),
Technogym
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It has around 55,000 installations worldwide, in 35,000 wellness centres and 20,000 private homes. T ...
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
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" 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
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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