Matteo Cibic

Matteo Cibic (b. 1983) is an Italian trans media designer and creative director. He is known for his objects characterised by hybrid functions and anthropomorphic forms charged with irony. In his work he makes use of industrial processes but also works alongside small-scale crafts firms to produce pieces for luxury brands, collectors and hi-tech companies.

In the past 15 years he funded companies that distribute peculiar and weird services and products such: 10A – The Suspender Trousers Company, 5minutesfriend.org (the grandfather of ChatRoulette.com), Domsai (desk friend terrariums), Paradiso Dreams (a bestiary of ceramic creatures), Cioccolato Milanese (the saffron Milanese souvenir).

The artist has exhibited at such Italian and foreign museums as the Musée Pompidou of Paris, the Shanghai Museum of Glass, the Triennale Design Museum of Milan, Mudac – Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts of Lausanne and at such events as the Biennale Internationale Design Saint Étienne and the Biennale Internazionale d’Arte di Venezia, as well as at galleries such as Rossana Orlandi of Milan, Mint Gallery of London, Seeds Gallery of London, Secondome Gallery of Rome, Le Mill in Mumbai and Superego in Asti.