About the Designer Claudio Bellini Italy (1962 - )
Currently lives and works in Milan, where he was born in 1963. In 1990 he graduated in Architecture and Industrial Design from Milan Polytechnic. In 1987 he began working with his father at Mario Bellini Associati where he became an integral part of significant global-scale projects, from architecture to industrial and furniture design. In the same period he participated in numerous national and international competitions. In 1997 he founded Atelier Bellini. Many of his creations have received prestigious international awards: Compasso d'Oro Selection (1998-2000-2001-2004); Idea (1998); Good Design in the United States (1998-2000-2004); Good Design in Japan (2001); Goed Industrieel Ontwerp (1996-1998-2001); Red Dot Design Award (2000-2001-2004); Design Plus Award (2000); Best of NeoCon Award (2001); I.D. Magazine (1998-2001); Lights of the Future (2000); Biennale Ljubljana (2002); IF Design Award (2004). He has collaborated with various companies: driade, Andreu World, Artemide, Barazzoni, Butler GUM, De Sede, Fiam, Flou, Frezza, iGuzzini, Interstuhl, JVC, Plank, Natuzzi, Vitra, Ycami. For driade, in 2005.
The Urban shelving unit was born from a simple concept: a single module capable of functioning as a bookshelf, with the added possibility of adding extra modules to create unique compositions. A system without hooks or joints allows the user to create walls, screens, horizontal and vertical elements; angles, benches, entertainment systems – anything at all. The niches carved out of the piece underline the monolithic and solid nature of the Urban shelving unit.