After graduating in architecture Antonio Citterio first worked as an industrial designer. From 1981 onwards, he began to work as an architect and interior designer. In 1999 Antonio Citterio and Patricia Viel founded “Antonio Citterio and Partners”, a multidisciplinary studio for architectural design, industrial design and graphics. The studio develops projects for residential complexes and trade centres, industrial sites, the restructuring of public buildings, the planning of workspace, offices, showrooms and hotels; it is also operational in the field of corporate communication and implements corporate image projects, fittings and graphics. Over the past years, Antonio Citterio designed numerous flagship stores and developed concepts for companies such as Aspesi (Milan/2006), Peek & Cloppenburg (stores chain in Germany/2005 - 2006), De Beers (London, New York, Los Angeles/2002 - 2005), Valentino (Tokyo, Milan/2002 - 2005). He also designed the Bulgari Hotels and Resorts in Milan (2004), Bali (2006) and the new Ermenegildo Zegna Headquartes in Milan (2007). In 2005, he won the competition for a hotel project in Hamburg’s Hafencity, and in 2007, the competition for the remodelling of the Ferrante Aporti building in Milan. In 2007, his day nursery for GlaxoSmithKline in Verona was awarded the Mies van der Rohe Prize. As an architect and designer of international renown, Antonio Citterio works for companies such as Ansorg, Arclinea, Axor - Hansgrohe, Aubrilam, B&B Italia, Flexform, Flos, Fusital, Guzzini, Iittala, Inda, Kartell, Maxalto, Sanitec Group - Pozzi Ginori, Simon Urmet, Technogym, Tre Più and Vitra. In 2007, he received the “Royal Designer for Industry” award from the “Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce” in London. >>> more
