Cristina Celestino was born in Pordenone in 1980 and obtained her degree in Architecture from the IUAV University of Venice in 2005. After an apprenticeship with Massimo Carmassi in Florence, she moved to Milan in 2010, where she started working for Sawaya & Moroni. In 2011, Celestino founded Attico Design, with which she produces handmade objects, including lamps and furniture, conceived as works of art. She is a consultant and creative director for such companies as Bottega Nove, Billiani and Fornace Brioni. She collaborates with iconic fashion brands; for Sergio Rossi, she designed the via Montenapoleone boutique and for Fendi the "The Happy Room" collection on the occasion of DesignMiami in 2016.
Architect, designer, creative director and collector, Cristina Celestino faces design on several scales, based on wise and rigorous aesthetic exploration, multidisciplinarity and the combination of the past and the contemporary, tradition and invention, art, design and craftsmanship. She has undertaken numerous collaborations with design companies. Particularly notable are the products created for Maison Matisse: the Colette rattan sofa and chauffeuse; the Ombrage and Reflet beechwood screens; the Bianca coffee table and bench; the Louise double-sided throw; the Automne terracotta container line; the Paysage au Soleil handmade carpet; and the wallpaper line. For Saba Italia, she designed the modular sofa in Gala fabric. For Billiani, she created a seating line that includes armchairs, chairs, sofas, small armchairs, sofas and stools in beech or ash with soft and harmonious forms. Her fruitful collaboration with Tonelli Design resulted in the Opalina glass furniture line composed of a wall-mounted coat rack, vanity unit, stool, coffee table, console and desk.