Cristina Celestino / Attico

Cristina Celestino was born in Pordenone in 1980. In 2005 she graduated with the highest marks In Architecture from Iuav in Venice and she started to work with a number of architecture firms, before shifting her attention to Interior architecture and design.

In 2009 she moved to Milan where she founded her own design brand under the name “Attico”, which is based on lamps and furnishings production, characterized by a deep research on materials and shapes.

In 2012 she was selected to take part at the Salone Satellite and after this experience Attico’s products have been exhibited in many international galleries and showrooms. The product Atomizers, produced by Seletti, becomes part of the Permanent collection of Italian Design by Triennale Museum of Milan.

Actually her work spans from limited editions for galleries and museums, to special commissions for brands as: Alpi, Atipico, BBBemmebonacina, Botteganove, Durame, Flexform, Fujifilm, Antonio Frattini, Mogg, Seletti, Tonelli Design e Torremato. She works as creative director for brands and as architect she is engaged in interior and exhibition projects.

A great collector of Italian design masterpieces and curious towards all objects, her work is based on observation and research, critiquing the potential of an objects form, function and attitude. Across discipline approach between fashion, art and design and an embedded interest of old and new, traditional and contemporary, aid her to develop and play freely with ideas. Common features to all projects are defined geometry and rigorous research, combined with a subtle play on the impact of traditional forms. Through variations of scale and small inventions the meanings of objects are often changed.

2016

June | Milan Design Week 2016 – “Salone del Mobile.Milano Award” winner of Special Jury Award.
April | OLFATTORIO available on store.wallpaper.com
April | Milan Design Week 2016 – Exhibition “EFFETTO SERRA” –ATTICO , at Martina Gamboni’s Agency, Milan.
April | Milan Design Week 2016 – Exhibition “LADIES & GENTLEMEN” – BOTTEGANOVE – Milano.
April | Milan Design Week 2016 – “IL SALONE DEL MOBILE” –TONELLI DESIGN – MOGG –Fiera Milano, Rho.

April | Exhibition “W. Woman in Italian Design”, Triennale Design Museum, Milan.

2015

May | Exhibition “Selected 2015“, Designmonat Graz.
May | Exhibition “WEPRINT“, by Fujifilm – project “Secessione” – Fondazione Catella, Milan.
May | Exhibition “Pure Juice” – L’Ailleurs en Folie–Milan – Mons 2015, in occasion of Mons Capital of European Culture 2015.
April | Milan Design Week 2015 – Young & Design AWARD selected with Obei Obei mirror for Atipico.
April | Milan Design Week 2015 – Young & Design AWARD selected with BON TON lamp for Torremato.
April | Milan Design Week 2015 – Exhibition “MAD” . Misiad – CRISTALLINO – with Paolo Polloniato, Milan.
April | Milan Design Week 2015 – Exhibition “MADE IN MILANO” BY YOOX.COM, Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milan.
February | Stockholm Design week- Designboom Mart 2015 – selected by Triennale Design Museum, thanks to Ice.
February | Exhibition “Tempo Italiano”, Italian Culture Institute C.M.Lerici, Stockholm Design Week.

2014

December | La Bellezza quotidiana. Un percorso nella Collezione permanente del Design Italiano, Triennale di Milano @ Villa Reale di Monza.
October | The New Italian Design, Triennale di Milano @ 5th-25th October 2014 – The Waterfront Lookout, Granger Bay Blvd, Cape Town.
April | Exhibition “Ambrosiana – Milan inspired design collection “, in collaboration with Spazio 900, via Archimede 6, Milan.
April | Exhibition “Nufurniture” – Les Volieres – Seletti @ Spazio Rossana Orlandi, Milan.
February | Exhibition “Tempo Italiano”, Italian Culture Institute C.M.Lerici, Stockholm Design Week.
2013 December – 2014 March | “The New Aesthetic Design”, curated by Silvana Annicchiarico, Triennale of Milan- Biennale Shanghai, Design Shanghai, The Power Station on Art Shanghai.

2013

October | Abitare 100% project, Design Market exhibition curated by Giulio Cappellini, Verona.
September | Exhibition “Cabinets of Curiosity” MINT Gallery, London.
September | Source, Self made design, Limonaia di Villa Strozzi, Firenze
June | The New Italian Design, Triennale di Milano @ Cannery Galleries, Academy of Art University, San Francisco.
April | Exhibition “Wabi Sabi- Italian slow design”, Galleria Colombari, Milano.
April | Exhibition Fuorisalone Event 2013 “PAST / FUTURE”-Enzo Mari and contemporary Italian design”, Carlton Hotel Baglioni, Milano.
April | Exhibition Ventura Lambrate District “FOOD MADE”, at PADIGLIONE ITALIA

2012

October | Exhibition “Giardino d’Inverno”, Rua Confettora, Brescia.
October | Exhibition “Wabi Sabi- Italian slow design”, L’Eglise, Torino.
September | Exhibition “A Spatial Surprise” , MINT Gallery, London.
September | Exhibition POP-CORN @ Maison&Object, Paris.
May | Cristina wins the call for entries “Who’s Next”, promoted by Akille.
April | Exhibition Salone Satellite Milano Furniture Fair.
March | Scic Cucine | “Cabinet” nominated as one of the finalist of the CKS Award.
February | Garage Design | “Florian mirror “ and “Florian Lamp” winner of Garage Design Competition.

2011

October | Exibition “Selected, an Italian design auction”, Aste Boetto, Genova.
September | Triennale Milano | finalist of the International Design Competition Pelle+
July | Gruppo Sintesi | Attico selected for the Designers Only Workshop.
April | Exhibition “Invito a casa con degustazione di design”, Fuori Salone Milano Furniture Fair.
January | Exhibition at Florian Schmidt Gabain Gallery in Zurich.