Cini Boeri
Maria Cristina Mariani Dameno—better known as Cini Boeri—is a leading Italian architect and designer, the mother of the internationally renowned architect Stefano Boeri.
She graduated in architecture in 1951 from the Politecnico University in Milan. After a short experience with Gio Ponti—a famous master of Italian design and architecture—she started to collaborate with Marco Zanuso, another acclaimed architect and designer.
In 1963 she opened her own studio in Milan focusing on architecture, interior, and exhibit design both in Italy and abroad. She always gave great care to the psychological relation between human beings and the environment developing uncommon and innovative design solutions.