> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://pulse.pressportal.co.za/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Antonio Citterio: The Art Of Timeless Design - URL: https://pulse.pressportal.co.za/2d5ffd4f218197db-2026826/ - Published: 2026-08-26T10:14:01.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-26T10:14:01.000Z - Author: Bronwyn Levy - Tags: Fashion & Lifestyle **ANTONIO CITTERIO – DESIGN AT EVERY SCALE** Antonio Citterio’s work spans furniture, lighting, architecture and industrial design, yet it remains remarkably consistent. His designs are carefully proportioned, useful and quietly assured. They tend to improve a space without overwhelming it, an approach that has kept his work relevant across changing tastes. As the Hansgrohe Group marks 125 years, Citterio’s long relationship with AXOR offers a useful way to understand the calibre of designers behind the brand. He is an architect, furniture designer and industrial designer whose work moves from a tap to a hotel, from an office chair to an urban development. He studied architecture at the Politecnico di Milano and opened his own design office while still a student. Today, he is Chairman of ACPV ARCHITECTS Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel. His honours include three Compasso d’Oro awards and the title of Royal Designer for Industry. Citterio tends to think about the room before the individual object. How will a person move through the space? How will a fitting relate to the basin, the wall and the materials around it? What should be present, and what can be left out? AXOR describes his approach as one that begins with space and then brings architecture and design together. This helps explain why his bathroom fittings rarely feel like isolated products. They belong to a wider composition. His furniture work makes this approach easy to see. The **Charles sofa**, designed for B&B Italia in 1997, has a generous upholstered body held above the floor by slim, inverted L-shaped aluminium feet. The contrast gives a substantial piece of furniture a light, open appearance. It went on to become one of B&B Italia’s longest-selling designs. For Kartell, Citterio and Oliver Löw created **Mobil**, the wheeled drawer unit that received the Compasso d’Oro in 1994\. Although conceived for office use, its compact form and practical storage allowed it to move easily into bedrooms, living spaces and bathrooms. It is a small example of a larger idea in Citterio’s work: a useful object should not be trapped by the category for which it was first designed. His work with Vitra has explored the relationship between furniture and the body for decades. The **Grand Repos** lounge chair conceals a synchronised reclining mechanism beneath generous upholstery. The engineering is sophisticated, but the experience is simple. The chair adjusts to support the user at different angles without turning the mechanism into a visual feature. The **Kelvin LED** lamp for Flos follows a similar line of thought, combining an adjustable structure with focused light and controls placed directly on the lamp head. Citterio has also had a long influence on kitchen design through Arclinea. Collections such as **Italia** and **Convivium** treat the kitchen as part of the architecture of the home, rather than a collection of appliances pushed against a wall. The same attention to work surfaces, movement and material can be found in his bathroom designs for AXOR. At architectural scale, his work with ACPV spans hotels, corporate headquarters, residential buildings and public spaces. The Ermenegildo Zegna headquarters in Milan reworked an industrial setting around a central courtyard and a double-height event space. The Bulgari Hotel Roma balances the rationalist architecture of its 1930s building with stone, Murano glass, mosaics and Italian craftsmanship. In Tokyo, the Bulgari Hotel combines contemporary Italian design with Japanese materials and techniques. More recent work includes Gate Central in Milan and the redesign of the public plaza at 1221 Avenue of the Americas in New York. This breadth matters to AXOR. Citterio approaches a bathroom fitting with the experience of someone who understands furniture, interiors and buildings. He knows that the tap is only one part of the room, yet it is also an object touched and used every day. His first collection for the brand, **AXOR Citterio**, appeared in 2003\. Inspired by the neoclassical design of the 1930s, it used flat reflective surfaces, balanced proportions and a sense of monumentality without unnecessary ornament. The collection established a bathroom language that felt architectural and substantial, particularly suited to generous private bathrooms and luxury hospitality settings. **AXOR Citterio M** responded to metropolitan living with slimmer, more compact forms. The bodies became cylindrical and tapered, with a quieter presence suited to smaller urban bathrooms. **AXOR Citterio E** brought elements of the two earlier collections together, retaining the surface character of the original while introducing the softer curves and reduced proportions of Citterio M. Citterio described the process as a continual refinement of dimension, touch and feeling. For him, “continuity of research means timelessness.” That research continued with **AXOR Citterio C**. Introduced in 2024, the collection responds to the demand for greater comfort and individuality in increasingly compact bathrooms. Its profile is slender and softly contoured, with a fine chamfer around the outlet and lever. Selected handles can be given textured finishes, adding a tactile quality that only becomes fully apparent in use. CoolStart technology draws hot water only when the lever is deliberately moved to the left, while water-saving options reduce consumption without changing the visual character of the fitting. Citterio’s recent AXOR work has moved beyond the basin. **AXOR ShowerSphere** uses an elliptical form and FlexPower technology to create a broad spray while reducing flow to as little as six litres per minute. The latest development, **AXOR Incava**, takes a more architectural approach. Thermostat control, hand shower and a ten-centimetre storage niche are integrated into the wall, with the softsquare front projecting by only 11 millimetres. The technical elements recede, leaving more space for material, water and light. AXOR works with designers whose thinking extends far beyond one product category. Antonio Citterio is a precise example. His work does not rely on novelty to remain current. It holds its place through proportion, usefulness and a clear understanding of how objects become part of everyday life. **AXOR. Form follows Perfection.** **Total Words:** 978 ### Submitted on behalf of - **Company:** AXOR - [Website](https://www.axor-design.com/za/?ref=pulse.pressportal.co.za) ### Media Contact - **Agency/PR Company:** The Lime Envelope - **Contact person:** Bronwyn Levy - **Contact #:** 0760781723 - [Website](https://thelime.co.za/?ref=pulse.pressportal.co.za) ### Social Media Post **Antonio Citterio: The Art Of Timeless Design** From iconic furniture and world-class architecture to innovative AXOR bathroom collections, discover how Antonio Citterio's timeless design philosophy continues to shape the way we experience everyday living and luxury.... [#AXOR](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=AXOR&utm%5Fsource=pressportal.co.za&utm%5Fmedium=hashtag&utm%5Fcampaign=social%5Fmedia%5Fpost "#AXOR") [#AntonioCitterio](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=AntonioCitterio&utm%5Fsource=pressportal.co.za&utm%5Fmedium=hashtag&utm%5Fcampaign=social%5Fmedia%5Fpost "#AntonioCitterio") [#DesignExcellence](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=DesignExcellence&utm%5Fsource=pressportal.co.za&utm%5Fmedium=hashtag&utm%5Fcampaign=social%5Fmedia%5Fpost "#DesignExcellence") [#ArchitecturalDesign](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=ArchitecturalDesign&utm%5Fsource=pressportal.co.za&utm%5Fmedium=hashtag&utm%5Fcampaign=social%5Fmedia%5Fpost "#ArchitecturalDesign") [#mypressportal](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=mypressportal&utm%5Fsource=pressportal.co.za&utm%5Fmedium=hashtag&utm%5Fcampaign=social%5Fmedia%5Fpost "#mypressportal") [#pressrelease](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=pressrelease&utm%5Fsource=pressportal.co.za&utm%5Fmedium=hashtag&utm%5Fcampaign=social%5Fmedia%5Fpost "#pressrelease") [#AfricaNewsroom](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=AfricaNewsroom&utm%5Fsource=pressportal.co.za&utm%5Fmedium=hashtag&utm%5Fcampaign=social%5Fmedia%5Fpost "#AfricaNewsroom") [#bizcommunity](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=bizcommunity&utm%5Fsource=pressportal.co.za&utm%5Fmedium=hashtag&utm%5Fcampaign=social%5Fmedia%5Fpost "#bizcommunity") [#publicrelations](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=publicrelations&utm%5Fsource=pressportal.co.za&utm%5Fmedium=hashtag&utm%5Fcampaign=social%5Fmedia%5Fpost "#publicrelations") [#africa](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=africa&utm%5Fsource=pressportal.co.za&utm%5Fmedium=hashtag&utm%5Fcampaign=social%5Fmedia%5Fpost "#africa") [#southernafrica](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=southernafrica&utm%5Fsource=pressportal.co.za&utm%5Fmedium=hashtag&utm%5Fcampaign=social%5Fmedia%5Fpost "#southernafrica") [#southafrica](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=southafrica&utm%5Fsource=pressportal.co.za&utm%5Fmedium=hashtag&utm%5Fcampaign=social%5Fmedia%5Fpost "#southafrica")