Antonio Citterio was born in Milan in 1950. He completed his studies in architecture at the Milan Polytechnic, and since 1972 he has worked with Italian and international companies such as Ansorg, Artemide, B&B Italia, Flexform, Flos, Hackman-Iittala, Kartell, Maxalto, and Vitra, as a product and industrial designer.
In 1981 he started his practice in architecture and interior design. Together with Terry Dwan from 1987 to 1996, he worked on several architectural projects in Europe and Japan, developing retail and commercial interiors.