Architect and Designer, was born in Schio (Vi) in 1955.
In 1977 he moved to Milan to work with Ettore Sottsass, becoming his partner in 1980, together with Matteo Thun and Marco Zanini. That same year, 1980, marked the creation of Memphis, of which Cibic was one of the designers and founders, under the guidance of Sottsass.
Today the main activities take place in Milan following urban, architecture and interior projects, and Vicenza involved in design and research, addressing the development of new design typologies.
He also teaches at the Domus Academy, as part of the Industrial Design degree in the Faculty of Architecture at the Milan Polytechnic and as part of the Industrial Design degree in the Faculty of Design at the University of Architecture of Venice, as well as doing research on the relationship between design and society. He is Honorary Professor at Tongiji University, Shanghai.
See also:
- Aldo Cibic talking about Rethinking Happiness on Cibicworkshop Youtube channel.
- Hans Ulrich Obrist’s interview to Aldo Cibic on Youtube La Biennale channel.
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