About

Aricò is a creative consultant based in Italy. Over the past 10 years Antonio Aricò, along with his team and family, have developed products and creative ideas for international companies, private collectors and cultural institutions.

APPROACH

Rooted in a humanistic environment, Aricò’s tone of voice emphasizes humanity in the technical world of design, creating a reality in which designer, craftsperson and user feel welcomed and embraced. With each new project he approaches design themes, preferring to focus on the romantic, fantastic and archetypical rather than just the functional. In this universe the coldness of industrialism is replaced by the poetry, fantasy and romance of our past, vividly brought to life in contemporary days. Aricò is regarded by many as a forerunner of a unique approach that parallels crafts and self-production with industrial design.

SERVICES

From product to interior design to creative direction, Antonio Aricò designs for international world-renowned clients based on mutual respect and collaboration. Every brand has its own heritage, its own DNA, which the studio fuses the best of two worlds to create a new extraordinary reality. Based on his sketches, 3D, and conceptual design expertise, Aricò brings to life emotional works: furniture, products, bespoke design, private homes, curatorial work, art directions and so much more. Redefining the boundaries of traditional thinking, Aricò proposes new solutions that touch the hearts and minds of people.

BRAND

Aricò is a well-known brand of Italian made artisanal design products that are sold in many of the most prestigious galleries and marketplaces worldwidesuch as: 1st Dibs, Pamono, Artemest, Luisa Via Roma, Galleria Rossana Orlandi, l’Eclaireur Paris..

CLIENTS

Barilla Group, Alessi, Seletti, Bitossi Ceramiche, Noberasco, Texturae, Editamateria, Altreforme, Designboom, Triennale di Milano, and Bialetti for whom he undertook the role of Art Director in 2017.

“I need to live in the two extreme places of my life. These places represent two extreme cultures of my “Italianity”. North and South, respectively the world of fashion and consumerism enriched by beautiful cultural stimulus and the laid-back and backward world painted by genuinity and simplicity. “

COMMITMENT

Aricò underlines the need of a poetic approach to the world of consumerism by promoting positive impact on people and the environment. Recently he has been entrusted as Art Director of The Independent Design Festival of Southern Italy: Materia in his hometown region Calabria, one of the economically less developed regions of Italy. He has taught design at RMIT Melbourne (Australia) and Made Program in Syracuse, Italy, through invitation by Formafantasma.

MUSEUMS

Triennale di Milano, Holon Design Museum Tel Aviv; National Gallery of Victoria Melbourne, Palazzo delle Esposizioni Rome.

COMMERCIAL

“For many years I have continued to work alongside the exceptional Barilla Global Brand Activation Team - researching, designing and developing products for daily use that are distributed all over Italy.”

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