Aldo Cibic

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Career

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Rethinking happiness during the Venice Biennale in 2011
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Rethinking happiness during the Venice Biennale in 2011

By the age of 22, he was working in the studio of Ettore Sottsass, In 1980, he became a partner of the studio Sottsass & Associati. That same year, in collaboration with Sottsass, Cibic became a founding member of Memphis Group – a collective association dedicated to design and architecture. The Memphis group would remain active until 1987.[2][3] The Memphis experience led Cibic to assume an experimental approach as his norm.

Towards the end of the 1980s, he began to reflect on a more personal concept of creativity, which inspired the launch of his first independent project. In line with his idea of a more human, less heroic form of design, he choosing not only to design objects for the home, but also to sell them, He presented his first self-produced collection, entitled “Standard”,[4] to the public at his loft home in Milan, inaugurating a tradition of impromptu exhibitions, which have since become a means of testing his design projects and continue to guide his research.

He has worked in collaboration with schools of design and architecture, starting with the "The Solid Side" initiative, launched in collaboration with Philips Corporate Design at the Domus Academy in the early 1990s, and culminating with the "Microrealities" project presented at the Biennale di Venezia in 2004.[5] These projects revolve around a central theme: the interpretation of sustainability.

For the 12th edition of Biennale di Venezia in 2010, 43 artists were invited, including Aldo Cibic to propose a project called "Rethinking happiness" for creating and enhancing happiness in new communities through 4 unique projects. Aldo Cibic invited architects, agronomists, designers, sociologists and energy consultants for the projects.[6]

Cibic & Partners

In 1989, Cibic & Partners was founded with Antonella Spiezo, with the aim of developing projects dedicated to design, interiors and architecture both in Italy and abroad. Luigi Marchetti joined in 2001 and Chuck Felton in 2003.[7]

Cibicworkshop

This investigative research into design – which now takes place in the Cibicworkshop – observes the built environment from a different perspective and on a different scale. The individual becomes the central focus, along with his/her complex system of relationships, his/her ability to imagine and invent, to discover new opportunities and to take advantage of change. This concept extends as far as a re-conceptualisation of the very idea of happiness: "Rethinking happiness."

Teaching

He has taught industrial design at the Faculté d’Architecture of Polytechnic University of Milan (in Industrial Design) and at the Faculté de Design of Università Iuav di Venezia (Higher institute of architecture of Venice). He is an honorary professor at Tongji University in Shanghai.

Selected Projects

Architecture

  • Excelsior Milano: Luxury Department Store, Verona 2013
  • Ristori Theatre: Restoration, Verona 2012
  • CISL: New Headquarters, Vicenza 2012
  • Staff International: New Headquarters, Noventa Vicentina 2010
  • More with Less. Enjoy life in a changing world: Superstudio 13, Salone del Mobile, Milan 2009
  • Living Nature: Project for a sustainable resort community, Shanghai, China 2008
  • Danguyan: Masterplan for eco-village development, Kunshan, China 2008
  • Nordhavnen, the sustainable city of the future: International Competition, Copenaghen 2008
  • Risanamento - Santa Giulia: Redevelopment Project for the offices and commercial areas of a NH Hotel, Milan 2008
  • Private Villa: Barolo region, Piemonte 2008
  • S. Stefano Ticino: Development of land-use plan and design of a new centre, 2008
  • Private Villa: Barolo region, Piemonte 2008
  • Enzo Ferrari’s birthplace and the Maserati Museum: International Competition, 2007
  • 10th International Exhibition of Architecture: Art Direction and Exhibition Design, Venice 2006
  • Rinascente: Department Store, Redesign of the building in Piazza Duomo, Milan 2006
  • Positec China: Corporate Headquarters and Production Facility, Suzhou, China 2006
  • Dalla Verde: New office building, Montecchio Maggiore, Verona 2004
  • Autogrill: Architectural design of Restaurants and Drive-thru points, Italy 2001

Exhibition Design

  • Pietro Bembo and the invention of the Renaissance: Exhibition, Padua, 2013
  • Cultivating a house: Exhibition, MADE Expo 2012
  • Genova Today, Genova Tomorrow: Exhibition, Loggia di Banchi, Genoa 2011
  • 1906-2015: Towards Milan Expo: Exhibition, Triennale di Milano, Milan 2011
  • Woodwork, Design exhibition in collaboration with Studio Mumbai, Salone del Mobile 2012
  • Pocket Landscapes: Drawings and installations by Aldo Cibic, Galleria Antonia Jannone, Salone del Mobile 2009
  • The Garden City: Saie Spring, Bologna 2008
  • Istanbul Design Week 2008: Concept and Art Direction, Istanbul, project, 2008
  • Eire: Exhibition space, Milano-Santa Giulia, Milan 2008
  • Andrea Palladio 500: Art Direction of the exhibition inaugurated in celebration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of Andrea Palladio (1508-2008), Vicenza, 2007
  • 10th Biennale of Architecture: Art Direction, Exhibition Design, Venice 2006
  • New Stories New Design: 6th Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai 2006
  • Farming-on-Thames: London Architecture Biennale, London 2006
  • A Perfect Weekend: Exhibition: Cibic&Partners Studio, Milan, 2005
  • Andrea Palladio e la villa veneta. Da Petrarca a Carlo Scarpa: Exhibition design, Museo Palladio di Palazzo Barbaran da Porto, Vicenza 2005
  • M City: Museum Kunsthaus Graz, Graz 2005/2006
  • Gruppo Riello: Pavilion, Expo Comfort, Milan 2006
  • Microrealities: Biennale di Venezia, Venice 2004
  • New Stories New Design: Biennale di Venezia, Italian pavilion, Venice 2004
  • Citizen_City: Exhibition, Milan 2003
  • Whirlpool: Pavilion at Hometech 2002, Berlin 2002
  • Telecom: Pavilion, World Telecommunications Expo, Geneva 1999
  • Pitti Ynformal: Multimedia Lighting and Sound Stand, Pitti Immagine, Florence 1999
  • Smart Home Fitness: Exhibition of alternative fitness equipment, Milan 1998
  • Pirelli: Stand, Motor show, Bologna 1996

Interior Design

  • Arc'terix: Corner shop, Verona 2013
  • Eat's: Luxury food store, Verona 2013
  • Marc Jacobs, Showroom, Milan 2013
  • Staff International: Showroom, Milan 2013
  • Staff International Asia: Showroom, Paris 2013
  • La Rinascente: Department Store, Milan 2010
  • Marazzi: Headquarters, Modena 2006
  • Selfridges & Co.: Department Store, Birmingham 2004
  • Mövenpick: Restaurants, Hannover, Berlin and Lucern 2004
  • Abitare: New Headquarters 2003
  • Selfridges & Co.: Department Store, Manchester 2002
  • I.Net British Telecom: New Headquarters, Milan 2001
  • UNA Hotel: Hotel, Milan 2001
  • Autogrill: Design of new Fast Food image, Milan, Verona, Piacenza 2001
  • Medusa: Multiplex, Bologna, Lecce, Salerno, Pavia, Legnano, Rozzano, Livorno and Turin 2001
  • Geox: Design for a chain of boutiques, 2000
  • Green House Vicenza: Private Villa, Arcugnano 1999
  • Verona Airport: Departures Area and VIP Lounge, Verona, 1997
  • Habitat: Shops, London, 1997
  • House in Venezia: Private Apartment, Venice 1992

Design

  • Bormioli Rocco: InAlto Glasses Collection, 2013
  • Woodwork: Wooden Object Collection, in collaboration with Studio Mumbai, 2012
  • Blackbody: WonderOLED, experimental OLED lights, 2012
  • Moret: Happy carpets, Carpet collection, 2012
  • UNA: Design of wine bottles for the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy, 2011
  • Design Delikatessen for Paola C., 2011
  • Environment Furniture: Pacifica, Sofa Collection, 2010
  • Riva 1920: Table, “Frammenti di Wabi-Sabi”, Le Briccole Collection, 2010
  • De Castelli: Art Direction and Design, 2009-2010
  • Grattarola: Table Design, 2010
  • Antonangeli: Formosa lamp, 2005
  • Millepiedi: Bench, Giardini della Triennale, Milan, 2005
  • Artemide: Klik lamp, 2002
  • Foscarini: Cocò lamp, 2000 and Lampoon lamp, 2002
  • Cappellini: Stool, 2002
  • Paola C.: Art Direction and Design, since 2000
  • QBX: Art Direction and Design for Cabinets and Containers, 1998
  • Standard: A range of furniture and accessories for interior decoration, 1991
  • Memphis: Furniture and Objects, 1981-1987

Design Research

  • Freedom Room: Triennale di Milano, Milan 2013
  • Rethinking Happiness: Biennale di Venezia, Venice, 2010
  • Perché Design?: CibicWorkshop Project 2006
  • A Perfect Weekend: Design Research and Exhibition, Cibic & Partners Studio, Milan 2005
  • Microrealities: Biennale di Architettura, Venice 2004
  • New Stories New Design: Biennale di Architettura, Venice 2004
  • Citizen_city: Design Research, Milan 2003
  • Smart Home Fitness: Design Research, Milan 1998
  • Family Business: The Solid Side, Domus Academy, Milan 1984

Publications

  • Aldo Cibic Designer, SKIRA, 1999
  • Aldo Cibic, EDITRICE ABITARE SEGESTA, 2005
  • Microrealities, A project about places and people, Aldo Cibic and Cibic&Partners, SKIRA, 2006
  • Aldo Cibic Italian designer, Chen Yong Qun Deng,Tongji University Press, 2009
  • Rethinking Happiness, Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. New realities for changing lifestyles, CORRAINI EDIZIONI, 2010
  • Verso Milano Expo 2015, Catalogue, ELECTA, 2011

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