Designer
Antonio Citterio
Antonio Citterio was born in Meda, near Milan, in 1950. He opened his design office in 1972 and graduated in architecture from the Politecnico di Milano. From 1987 to 1996 he worked in association with Terry Dwan on buildings in Europe and…
Biography
Background
Antonio Citterio was born in Meda, near Milan, in 1950. He opened his design office in 1972 and graduated in architecture from the Politecnico di Milano. From 1987 to 1996 he worked in association with Terry Dwan on buildings in Europe and Japan, and in 2000 he founded a practice for architecture and interior design with Patricia Viel, today Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel.
Signature Style
Citterio has never separated architecture from interiors or interiors from product design. His furniture pairs industrial logic with tactile comfort: precise, light structures — often in die-cast aluminium — carrying generous upholstery.
Notable Works
- Diesis for B&B Italia (1979, with Paolo Nava)
- Sity for B&B Italia, Compasso d'Oro 1987
- Charles sofa for B&B Italia (1997)
- Products for Flexform, Vitra, Kartell, Flos, Axor-Hansgrohe, Iittala and Technogym
Legacy
Twice awarded the Compasso d'Oro (1987, 1994) and named Honorary Royal Designer for Industry in 2008, Citterio taught architectural design at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio from 2006 to 2016. He is art director of Maxalto, Arclinea and Azucena.
Collections
Products
Charles Sofa
Modular sofa system on die-cast aluminium feet shaped as an inverted L
Kelvin LED Base
Flos's original Kelvin LED angle-poise table lamp with optical dimming and energy-saving Green Mode.
Kim / Kim S.H. Chair
Antonio Citterio's 2025 Kim / Kim S.H. dining chair with its official Flexform construction
Kim / Kim S.H. Armchair
Citterio's 2025 Kim armchair: a hand-finished solid wood frame with a woven paper rush cord seat
A.B.C. Armchair
Citterio's 1996 A.B.C. armchair: tubular metal structure, low seat, patented recliner
A.B.C.D. Armchair
Citterio's A.B.C.D. armchair, 2014: the A.B.C. re-edited with a new base, no armrest and a recliner
Ac Lounge
A quilted-cushion sofa for contract and residential settings, raised on metal feet.
Adda Armchair
Citterio's 2017 Adda armchair on a metal base with exposed cast-aluminium feet
Adda Bed
Citterio's 2017 Adda bed: a headboard of two goose-down cushions on a sleek metal base
Adda Sofa
Citterio's 2017 Adda sofa: stand-alone sofas in two depths on cast-aluminium feet
Alex
Table series with lenticular trestles and rectangular, round or square tops, introduced in 2017
Justine Chair
Antonio Citterio's 2026 Justine dining chair with its official Flexform construction
