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/// IN THE AIR / Cristina Celestino                                                          Cristina Celestino / IN THE AIR ///



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 CRISTINA CELESTINO
                 I mix elements together, producing a result
 Contemporary    that is often unexpected and ironic.

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 BLENDING  HERITAGE  AND  MODERNITY  WITH  A  TOUCH
 OF  IRONY,  SINCE  2010,  INTERIOR  ARCHITECT  AND
 DESIGNER  CRISTINA  CELESTINO  HAS  PARTNERED  BIG
 MULTI-BRAND  COMPANIES  SUCH  AS  FENDI,  FORNACE
 BRIONI AND SERGIO ROSSI. WITH HER AGENCY, ATTICO
 DESIGN, THE MILANESE DESIGNER SETS OUT TO CREATE
 "EMOTIONAL VISIONS".










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 1  2     How would you describe your style as a designer of objects and   You  are a  passionate collector.  How  do  you  integrate vintage
          interior architect?                                    into your decoration?
          Cristina  Celestino:  My aim  is  to  create  "emotional  visions"  by  C. C.: I became passionate about design through reading. Then I
          studying  traditional  materials  and  their  qualities,  then  adding  a  began buying design pieces, and they grew in large numbers over
          contemporary esthetic and  creating  new  typologies  of design.  I  time – especially lamps. It is very useful for my work to be able
          generally mix  features  from our  heritage,  our  shared  memory,  to see and feel the creations of renowned designers. They are a
          with  contemporary  esthetics  from  architecture,  design  and  source of inspiration that every designer should have access to in
          fashion.  Or  forms  and  colors  inspired  by nature.  All  of these  order to consciously create with a contemporary vision.
          references work together and the end result is a synthesis, that is
                                                                 What place do humor and surprise have in your work?
          often unexpected and ironic.
                                                                 C. C.: In my works, I mix things that go together to produce an
          Giving a hybrid role to objects and spaces is a principle that is
                                                                 end result which is often unexpected and ironic. I experiment with
          found throughout your career. Why is that?
                                                                 forms, with geometry and with colors through variations of scale
          C.  C.:  A  cross-disciplinary  approach  in  both  life  and  work  and small inventions. My objects are often able to put across new
          produces unexpected results. I do it intuitively, sometimes mixing   messages and different meanings.
          different skills. My view of the world, and society within it, leads
                                                                 What are your ongoing projects?
          me to stratify content and esthetics.
                                                                 C. C.: A beautiful interior project in the Parioli district in Rome.
          You seem to draw part of your inspiration from the past...
                                                                 At the same time, I continue to partner with the brands Fornace
          C.  C.:  The  emotional  memory  of  objects  results  from  Brioni and Billiani as creative director. And it's very stimulating.
          meanings which belong to different periods in our lives and
          which are stored in a stratified way inside our subconscious.
          I believe that everything I create is the result of this magma, and
          that it does not require clear or directly conscious references. If
          I  think back to everything  that  I  have created  over the  past  ten
 Special  Jury  Prize  at  the  “Salone  del  Mobile
          years, I observe my great freedom to draw transversally from the
 Milano”  in  2016,  ELLE  DECO  International
          past by putting my output in touch with the sensitivities born of
 Design  Awards  in  2017  and  2019,  Designer  of
          new encounters.
 the  Year  at  the  2022  "Maison&Objet"  fair...
 Cristina Celestino has left a strong imprint on the
 world of interior design. With a very conceptual
                                                                 1. Palais Exotique by Cristina Celestino
 analysis  of  her  work,  she  shares  with  us  the
                                                                 2. Cristina Celestino x Fornace Brioni, Illusione
 principles  that  guide  all  of  her  architectural
                                                                 3 & 4. Cristina Celestino x Pianca, Calatea, Peonia armchair
 ensembles and her designs.
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