Chiara Zaccagnini //////_ (ch2o)
Architect Artist & Digital Creator | London

Chiara Zaccagnini is an Italian-born ARB architect and artist based in London, celebrated for creating limited-edition architectural collectables and immersive media that fuse heritage, luxury, and experimental design. Trained as an architect she previously worked for international practices such as Foster + Partners, Amanda Levete Architects, and Heatherwick Studio—on landmark projects for clients like the Victoria & Albert Museum for Exhibition Road project —she moves seamlessly between the worlds of architecture, sculpture, and digital media.

As a practicing architect, she designs luxury residences for highly discerning clients, bringing precision, narrative, and material richness to each commission. Her sculptural works explore the tactile beauty of rare materials—marble, metals, and experimental composites—crafted into forms that draw from both historic craftsmanship and cutting-edge technology. Each piece is a statement of timeless elegance, created for collectors, galleries, and retail brands seeking works with cultural depth and architectural integrity.

Blurring between disciplines her digital practice extends into a curated realm of AI-driven video, sound-responsive installations, and immersive campaigns, reimagining the familiar and inviting audiences to question the boundaries of reality. As she reflects:
“I believe the digital era is transforming society, our professions, and art itself—dissolving boundaries, blurring disciplines, and making creativity broader, more accessible, and free from institutional or physical constraints.”

Her practice as a whole examines the delicate balance between progress and preservation, prompting a reconsideration of the physical and digital structures that shape our world. At its heart, her work calls for empathy, ethics, and a renewed vision for how we build, communicate, and exist in an interconnected future.

CH2O is the quiet signature of this ethos—subtle yet resonant. It reflects the interplay between preservation and change, between construction and dissolution. As a research-driven identity, it unites technology and art to challenge perceptions and spark dialogue about the shared future we inhabit.