Claudio Bellini

Claudio Bellini (born May 3, 1963) is an Italian-born architect and designer based in Milan, where he runs an architecture and design practice, CLAUDIO BELLINI. An international speaker with many years of university teaching experience, Bellini also works as the creative director for a number of leading global brands.

Claudio Francesco Bellini
Born (1963-05-03) May 3, 1963
NationalityItalian
OccupationArchitect & furniture designer
Spouse(s)Lara Bellini

Biography

Born and raised in Milan, Bellini's strong fascination with creativity roots back to his early childhood years, growing up with his father, Mario Bellini, who is a pioneer in contemporary design. In 1990, Bellini graduated from the Politecnico di Milano where he received a Degree in Architecture and Industrial Design. Immediately after his studies, he started to work with his father in Mario Bellini Associates where he embarked on a series of international experiences, taking part in research projects in the fields of industrial, architecture and furniture design.

In 1998, Bellini introduces a completely new vision in the contemporary office landscape with his design of TW collection for Frezza.[1] His expertise in office furniture and his collaboration with well-known international companies (Steelcase, Vitra, Haworth, MDF Italia, etc) made him one of the most influential designers today.

Besides, he has also worked with a number companies for product design (Barazzoni - VitrA), automotive (Fiat Automobiles) and home furniture (Walter Knoll - Pedrali - Natuzzi Italia).

Bellini has spoken at conferences around the world (Design Summit - Round table, Hong Kong 2007, ICE conference, etc.) and is professor of Furniture Design at Genova University.

Bellini has received a number of international design awards including the Red Dot and iF product design award. He has been also selected for the Compasso d'Oro (1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2008).[2] CB Design has also been selected by the Spanish magazine, El País as one of the ten most creative European design studios (Diez en diseno europeo, in El País Semanal (Spain), April 2007, pp. 22).

CLAUDIO BELLINI Studio
CLAUDIO BELLINI Studio based in Milan

Claudio Bellini founded his own design studio, CLAUDIO BELLINI, in 1996.[3] The Milan-based studio is built on an open-minded and innovative perspective, respectful to design heritage, specializing in product, furniture and interior design.

Home furniture design
LaScala Sofa by Claudio Bellini for Natuzzi Italia (2016)

Since the beginning of his career, Bellini has an eye for home furniture design and his years of constant curiosity and innovative ideas has contributed to many significant projects with notable home furniture companies worldwide including Natuzzi Italia, Walter Knoll and Alloso.

Liz Chair by Claudio Bellini for Walter Knoll (2012)

La Scala is an example of Claudio Bellini works that reflects his vision for contemporary design in his very own approach. The La Scala sofa designed for Natuzzi Italia is a modern interpretation of a classic Chester sofa.

Another distinctive work of Claudio Bellini is the Liz Chair that is designed for German-based furniture producer, Walter Knoll. The chair's silhouette is defined by swaying lines whereas its delicate framework gives stability. In 2013, the design has received the Red Dot Design Award.[4]

Office furniture design

Bellini has also made his mark in the office furniture industry. In his early career days, the TW Collection, an operative desk system designed for Frezza Spa in 1998 had immediately gained positive response in the industry. Its avant-garde design back in the days were highly favourable for its flexible fittings and different solutions catering to offices with different space requirements. Soon, the project has earned multiple world-renowned awards including the ADI Design Index (1998), Good Design Chicago (1998) and Best of Neocon (1998). In 2018, the Elinor chair, a collaboration with Pedrali, is a multitasking product characterized by a high level of aesthetic quality. Always looking towards the future, Bellini's vision for this project takes the approach in the future of work, designed with people's wellbeing in mind. The project has been awarded the Good Design Chicago (2019).

Product design

His product design works include collaborations with Barazzoni Spa in Italy, VitrA Bathroom in Turkey and Cherry Terrace in Japan. His constant collaboration with Barazzoni Spa, an Italian company specialized in the production of cookware, over the years had resulted in more than 20 products. Launched in 2003, My Lady is a range of non-stick aluminium pots that guarantee cutting-edge performance with its promising non-stick coating by Teflon Platinum Pro. Its sleek design and practicality had earned the project 3 notable awards in 2002 including the Red Dot Design Award, Good Design Award and Design Preis Schweiz.[5]


Achievements & awards
Awards Year Project Client
ADI Design Index Award
 2005 B.O.S Frezza Spa, Italy
2003 Motus iGuzzini, Italy
2001 Y Chair Vitra, Germany
2000 Bella Castaldi Illuminazione, Italy
1998 TWork Collection Frezza Spa, Italy
Archiproducts Design Awards
 2017 Axy MDF Italia, Italy
Best of Neocon
 2012 VIA Steelcase, Italy
2010 DR Frezza Spa, Italy
1998 TWork Collection Frezza Spa, Italy
BigSEE Design Award 2020 Equal[6] VitrA Bathrooms, Turkey
2020 HUP[7] Sunon Furniture, China
Design Center Stuttgart
 2006 Headline Vitra, UK
Design Preis Schweiz
 2008 My Lady Utensils Barazzoni, Italy
2003 My Lady Barazzoni, Italy
German Design Award
 2020 UD Sunon, China
2020 HUP Sunon, China
2002 Conversa BN Office Solution
Red Dot Design Award
 2019 Playworks[8] Sidiz, South Korea
2014 Fly HengFeng, China
2013 Liz Wood Walter Knoll, Germany
2013 Liz Walter Knoll, Germany
2013 Button Sidiz, South Korea
2011 EGA Sidiz, South Korea
2008 Gio Walter Knoll, Germany
2008 Moon Barazzoni, Italy
2003 My Lady Barazzoni, Italy
2001 Y Chair Vitra, Switzerland
2000 Iti Artemide, Italy

References
  1. "Claudio Bellini, Designer". Archiproducts. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  2. http://www.mariobellini.com/atelierbellini/?a=1&b=3&view=1&start=0%5B%5D
  3. "Studio | Claudio Bellini". Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  4. "Designer | Claudio Bellini". Walter Knoll. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  5. "My Lady - Barazzoni | Claudio Bellini". Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  6. "EQUAL". BigSEE. 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  7. "H'UP". BigSEE. 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  8. "Playworks - Sidiz | Claudio Bellini". Retrieved 2020-11-05.
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