Claudio Bellini

Claudio Francesco Bellini
Claudio Francesco Bellini
Born	May 3, 1963 (age 61)
Nationality	Italian
Occupation	Architect & furniture designer
Spouse	Lara 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 global brands.

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 took part in research projects in the fields of industrial, architecture and furniture design.

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 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).^[1] 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 founded his own design studio, CLAUDIO BELLINI, in 1996.^[2] 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

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.^[3]

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 gained response in the industry.

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.^[4]

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^[5]	VitrA Bathrooms, Turkey
BigSEE Design Award	2020	HUP^[6]	Sunon Furniture, China
Design Center Stuttgart	2006	Headline	Vitra, UK
Design Preis Schweiz	2008	My Lady Utensils	Barazzoni, Italy
Design Preis Schweiz	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^[7]	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