Antonio Citterio
(1950) architect and designer
Luca Perlini · · 1 min read
Antonio Citterio was born in Meda, in Brianza, in 1950. He graduated in architecture from the Politecnico di Milano and in 1972 opened his own practice, working on architecture and interiors.
In 1999 he founded Antonio Citterio and Partners with Patricia Viel, a practice working in architecture, industrial design and graphics. Since 2000 the studio has been based in Milan, in via Cerva.
In industrial design he has worked with many Italian and international companies, including B&B Italia, Maxalto, Flexform, Kartell, Vitra, Flos, iGuzzini, Iittala, Arclinea, Axor-Hansgrohe, Pozzi Ginori, Ansorg, Fusital, Inda, Metalco, Simon Urmet, Skantherm and Tre Più.
His architecture projects include: the renovation of the historic town hall of Clusone, overlooking piazza dell'Orologio; the GlaxoSmithKline headquarters and company nursery in Verona; two private houses in Villasimius, Sardinia, and in Basel, Switzerland; the Bulgari Resort in Bali; the Aspesi showroom in via Montenapoleone in Milan and piazza Michele Alboreto in Rozzano.
In 2004 Electa published the monograph "Antonio Citterio. Industrial design", and the following year Edilstampa published the monograph "Antonio Citterio", edited by Luigi Prestinenza Puglisi.
Since 2006 he has been professor of design at the Accademia di Architettura in Mendrisio, part of the Università della Svizzera italiana.
