Aldo Cibic

Schio, Vicenza, Italy, 1955

Aldo Cibic is an Italian designer and architect, and the founder of CibicWorkshop. In 1981, as a partner at Sottsass Associati, he became one of the founding members of Memphis, the influential Italian design movement.

His projects Microrealities (2004) and Rethinking Happiness (2010) were presented at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Through CibicWorkshop, his multidisciplinary research centre, Cibic explores alternative and sustainability-oriented approaches to design and urban development. His work focuses on strengthening local territories and developing new cultural, emotional, and environmental perspectives for public spaces and communities.

Cibic is an Honorary Professor at Tongji University in Shanghai. In 2023, he was appointed a Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. In the same year, he received the Shanghai Magnolia Silver Award in recognition of his contributions to urban development and international exchange.

His design works and drawings are held in the permanent collections of major cultural institutions, including the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, the Groninger Museum, the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Triennale Museum of Italian Design in Milan, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.