Acqua di Parma x Cristina Celestino: The Antelao Holiday 2025 Collection
Luxferity, 18.11.2025
Acqua di Parma, the emblem of Italian sophistication, journeys to the heart of the Dolomites for its Holiday 2025 Collection—Antelao. Named after one of the region’s most iconic peaks, the collection stands as a tribute to the grandeur of the mountain landscape and the artistry of Italian savoir-faire.
This year, the Maison collaborates with acclaimed architect and designer Cristina Celestino, whose creative vision reinterprets alpine craftsmanship through a contemporary design language that balances texture, tactility, and timeless beauty.
Elie Saab Leather Bag (Diana Red)
The Spirit of the Dolomites
Antelao becomes both muse and metaphor—a landscape transformed into art.
Celestino draws from the traditional alpine decorative techniques of hammering and brushing, historically used in wood and metalwork, and transposes them onto ceramic. The result is a series of porcelain masterpieces that evoke both the majesty of mountain peaks and the intimacy of a mountain chalet.
The choice of ceramic, inspired by the alpine stube, offers an unexpected reinterpretation of warmth and permanence. Each curve, glaze, and surface captures the tactile soul of Italian artistry made modern.
A Holiday Chalet of Light and Ritual
The collection’s emotional center is the Chalet—a metaphorical home filled with festive light, fragrance, and gathering.
Here, Acqua di Parma’s unmistakable olfactory world unfolds through new creations and seasonal favourites, each handcrafted to perfection.
The Limited Edition Masterpieces anchor the collection: sculptural, refillable fragrance bottles in glazed porcelain, finished in Blu Fedaia, Verde Cembro, Rosso Tovel, Giallo Cima, and Bianco Dolomia—each hue symbolizing a facet of the Dolomitic landscape. Their hammered textures and tinted wooden caps pay homage to traditional alpine metal- and woodwork.
The Petit Wave (Stud Embellished)
Complementing them are seasonal candles and diffusers—Bosco, Panettone, and the new Torrone—each encapsulating a distinct holiday atmosphere.
• Bosco evokes the alpine forest with fir needles and clove.
• Panettone recalls Milanese festive indulgence with citrus and vanilla.
• Torrone introduces a new gourmand scent of toasted pistachio, sesame, and creamy nougat.
Each vessel is a masterpiece in itself—crafted from brushed porcelain with a hand-applied pennellato texture and engraved wood lids that double as display bases.
Elie Saab Leather Pumps (Red)
The Art of Italian Living: Collector’s Creations
Expanding Acqua di Parma’s celebrated Art of Living range, two standout pieces define the Antelao season.
- The Alpine Holiday Advent Calendar
A collector’s object handmade in Italy, this reinterpretation of the Maison’s iconic hatbox exudes quiet opulence. Wrapped in white bouclé fabric with a calfskin leather interior, it reveals a curated selection of exclusive gifts enclosed in natural canvas compartments—each finished with the Maison’s signature yellow stitching.
- The Alpine Holiday Chess Set
A luxurious dialogue between design and leisure, the chess set showcases Italian woodworking at its finest. Crafted in Canaletto walnut and cherry wood, the board conceals 32 handcrafted pieces—some lacquered in Acqua di Parma’s signature yellow, others in natural wood. Hidden fragrance vials within select pieces transform play into ritual, design into experience.
Elie Saab Leather Bag (Nude)
Buongiorno from the Alps
Completing the collection are three new Chapeau! sculptural candles—Buongiorno Gstaad, Buongiorno Courchevel, and Buongiorno Cortina.
Each candle evokes a storied alpine destination through scent and silhouette: frozen absinthe and pine needles, smoky vetiver, and creamy woods merge in an olfactory narrative of elevation and escape.
An Artistic Collaboration Rooted in Emotion
For Celestino, the collaboration with Acqua di Parma is a dialogue between materiality and memory.
Her reinterpretation of Italian craft—expressed through form, texture, and colour—honours the Maison’s dedication to heritage made modern.
Celestino, known for her poetic use of geometry and nostalgic detailing, brings her Milanese precision and Venetian sensibility to the mountains. Her signature—found atop each coffret—cements the collaboration as a chapter in the ongoing story of contemporary Italian design.
Elie Saab Leather Bag (Marisa Green)
Acqua di Parma: The Essence of Italian Sophistication
Since its founding in 1916, Acqua di Parma has been synonymous with refined Italian lifestyle—merging the timeless with the modern. The Antelao Holiday Collection continues this legacy, celebrating the Arte di Vivere that defines the Maison: a luminous harmony of craftsmanship, creativity, and culture.
