Irene Cattaneo

Irene Cattaneo is a German-Italian artist whose practice ranges from sculpture and functional pieces to wearable art, set design, and large-scale installations. After relocating to Venice in 2021 to collaborate with local artisans, she developed the Clouds and Coulds series, which became the starting point for the motifs defining her recent explorations in sculptural design. Distinguished by crisp silhouettes, graphic concision, and the playful compression of iconic symbols into functional objects, Cattaneo’s designs range widely in scale and medium, with particular emphasis on glass, bronze, and stone. Her focus on the phenomenology of artisanal glass production forms the foundation of her design vernacular, while literature, personal history, and clever wordplay serve as the conceptual throughlines of her oeuvre.