One of the world’s leading architects and designers, Antonio Citterio, has developed a well-deserved reputation as the ‘gentleman of design.’ Over a career spanning more than five decades, the Milan-based maestro has distinguished himself with his refined sensibility, elegant and unobtrusive design concepts, and a body of work – including four bathroom collections for AXOR – that aspires to timelessness.

As part of “Make it yours!”, a campaign dedicated to making individual luxury a reality in the bathroom, AXOR asked the renowned architect-designer to develop not one, but two distinctive bathroom concepts to showcase the remarkable versatility of his latest collection, AXOR Citterio C. Minimalist in spirit, with soft contours and sensuous form, the new collection – which includes a range of fixtures for the washbasin, bathtub, and shower – invites the touch while intriguing the eye from every angle.
“When I think of a product such as this, a space immediately comes to mind,” Citterio says. “I always imagine the product in a movie set, an ambiance where people interact with the product and the space.”
For the “Make it yours!” campaign, the architect-designer conceived two very different sets, representing, we can assume, two very different movies. The star of both, however, remains the same: AXOR Citterio C. The AXOR Citterio C collection is born of Citterio’s belief that “the object you touch with your hands should give you an idea of the luxury that water is.” To heighten the water experience, Citterio developed a special, textured surface as an option for the handles of the collection. “This is precisely to remind you of the preciousness of water,” the architect-designer says. “The texture is not an end in itself, but rather serves to make people understand the use of a precious good – water.”

For the first of his two AXOR bathroom concepts, Antonio Citterio imagined a Scandinavian beach house – a vacation home designed for a young and active family, unconstrained by budget. Natural light is scarce and precious in this pristine Northern setting and must be enjoyed at every opportunity. For this reason, Citterio has oriented the spacious bathroom to the east and, instead of an external wall, has given the entire length of the bathroom over to a single sheet of glass. “It’s a dream space,” says Citterio. “You imagine the young parents, the kids. There’s music. And you’re in the middle of nature – you don’t have anything but the rocks and the sea in front of you. And you have this light in the morning – it’s from the east, this low sun. It’s the best start to the day. But also at night, with candlelight, you have this special ambiance. So, it’s really a dream, conceived for wellness and relaxation. You can rest in the hanging lounge chair and just look at the views.”
Designed for a northern climate, the bathroom combines travertine, birch, and light cement to emphasise natural light. The freestanding travertine washbasin and bathtub are placed centrally, with pipes emerging from the floor and a transparent glass wall for unobstructed views. Citterio’s design integrates freestanding elements, including mirrors, lights, and a hanging chair, with nothing mounted on the walls, creating a clean, open space.
The AXOR Citterio C fixtures selected for this dream bathroom include two faucets at the washbasins, a 3-hole rim-mounted bath faucet, and, in the shower area, a thermostatic module in combination with a hand shower and overhead shower. For the finish, Citterio chose Brushed Black Chrome, one of the exclusive AXOR FinishPlus surfaces. The Brushed Black Chrome stands out against the creamy travertine, emphasising the slender, sensuous form of the faucet from every angle.
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