Cristina Celestino’s VIP ‘Happy Room’ for Fendi is fluffy but refined.
Female designers are few and far between in the world of high design. In Italy they are, quite oddly, nearly non-existent. Which is what makes Cristina Celestino a singular rising star. Born in Pordenone, a small town in Italy’s far north-eastern corner, and currently based in Milan, Celestino has been working behind the scenes for nearly a decade as an architect, designer and the founder of design studio Attico, which focuses on research into materials and shape.
Although she has presented standout individual pieces at Milan’s Salone del Mobile – including glass furniture for Tonelli Design and, most recently, a feather-inspired mosaic wall for mosaic specialist BottegaNove, Celestino will make her big-ticket design debut at Design Miami (30 November to 4 December) with a collaboration with Fendi.
‘I’ve had my eye on Cristina for three or four years,’ said Maria Cristina Didero, the Milan-based design curator who hatched the collaboration. ‘She has a soft, elegant approach to design that is rare right now. She’s done exceptional work but nothing on this scale of a full collection. So it’s a very exciting moment for her.’
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POLE POSITION
A compact Melbourne house with a small footprint is big on efficiency and experimentation
URBAN OASIS
At an art-filled Mexico City residence, New York designer Giancarlo Valle has put his own spin on the country's traditional craft heritage
WARM FRONT
Designer Clive Lonstein elevates his carefully curated Manhattan home with rich textures and fabrics
BALCONY SCENE
A Brazilian island hotel offers a unique approach to the alfresco experience
ENSEMBLE CAST
How architect Anne Holtrop is leaving his mark on the Middle East
Survival mode
A new show looks at preparing for a post-apocalyptic landscape (and other catastrophes)
FLASK FORCE
A limited-edition perfume collaboration between two Spanish craft masters says it with flowers
BLOOM SERVICE
A flower-shaped brutalist beauty in Geneva gets a refresh
SECOND NATURE
A remodelled museum in Lisbon, by Kengo Kuma & Associates, meshes Japanese and Portuguese influences to create a space that sits in harmony with its surroundings
Guiding light
Designer Joe Armitage follows his grandfather's footsteps in India, reissuing his elegant midcentury lamp and creating a new chandelier for Nilufar Gallery