Achille Castiglioni

Achille Castiglioni was born in Milan in 1918 and since 1940 he has been experimenting industrial products with his brothers Livio (1911-1979) and Pier Giacomo (1913-1968). After graduating in architecture in 1944, he began to looking into forms and techniques and new materials, conceiving a complete design process. He was one of the founders of ADI in 1956. He achieved in 1969 the teaching qualification on "Artistic Design for Industry" and he also taught at Università di Architettura di Torino until 1980 and also he taught as lecturer in Politecnico di Milano until 1993 as fulltime "Industrial Design' professor. Since 1950 he has been working about exhibitions and mountings(Triennale di Milano, Montecatini, Agip, Rai). Fourteen of his works are exhibited at the MoMA in New York. Other works are in museums: Victoria and Albert Museum (London), Kunstgewerbe Museum (Zurich), Staatliches Museum fur Angewandte Kunst (Munich), Design Museum (Prato), Uneleckoprumyslove Prague Museum (Prague), Israel Museum (Jerusalem), The Denver Art Museum, Vitra Design Museum (Weil am Rhein), Angewandte Kunst Museum (Hamburg and Cologne). From 1984 to1986 he organized a personal exhibition about his work by the Museum fur Angewandte Kunst (Vienna), then at the Akademie der Kunst (Berlin), the Triennale di Milsno (Milan), the Kunstgewerbe Museum (Zurich), the Haags Gemeentemuseum (The Hague), the Circulo de Bellas Artes (Madrid) and the Center Georges Pompidou (Paris). He was awarded nine Compasso D'oro. Achille Castiglioni died in 2002.

 

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Flos - Lampadina orange table lamp

F3299075
€112.91 €118.85
Lamp with direct/diffused light, designed by Achille Castiglioni, that gives life to a real jewel of design.
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Flos - Stylos floor lamp silver

F6310004
€696.93 €733.61
Floor lamp providing indirect and diffused light produced by Flos and designed by Achille Castiglioni in 1934. The special polymethylmethacrylate of which the structure is made, allows it to emit a particular diffused light. 
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Flos - Parentesi red suspension lamp

F5400035
€295.90 €311.48
Lamp providing direct light.The vertical movement of the illuminating body is obtained by sliding a shaped steel tube.
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Flos - Arco floor lamp

F0300000
€2,063.52 €2,172.13
Floor lamp with direct light. Designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni that thanks to its simplicity and refinement of materials has allowed it to become a milestone in world design.
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Flos - Lampadina black table lamp

F3300000
€112.91 €118.85
Lamp with direct/diffused light, designed by Achille Castiglioni, that gives life to a real jewel of design.
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Flos - Taraxacum 88 S1 suspension lamp

F7431000
€4,049.18 €4,262.30
Suspension lamp providing direct and reflected lighting. Designed by designer Achille Castiglioni.
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Flos - Taccia PMMA black table lamp

F6607030
€1,261.48 €1,327.87
Table lamp with indirect and reflected light, designed for Flos by Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni. AVAILABLE 110V - 240V
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Flos - Taccia Small black table lamp

F6604030
€895.49 €942.62
Table lamp with indirect and reflected light, designed for Flos by Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni. AVAILABLE 110V - 240V
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Flos - Taccia Small bronze table lamp

F6604046
€895.49 €942.62
Table lamp with indirect and reflected light, designed for Flos by Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni. Led bulb included. AVAILABLE 110V - 240V
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Flos - Taccia Small silver table lamp

F6604004
€895.49 €942.62
Table lamp with indirect and reflected light, designed for Flos by Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni. Led bulb included. AVAILABLE 110V - 240V
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Flos - Taccia Glass black table lamp

F6602030
€2,118.03 €2,229.51
Table lamp with indirect and reflected light, designed for Flos by Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni. AVAILABLE 110V - 240V
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Flos - Parentesi black suspension lamp

F5400030
€295.90 €311.48
Lamp providing direct light.The vertical movement of the illuminating body is obtained by sliding a shaped steel tube.
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Flos - Arco LED floor lamp

F0303000
€2,102.46 €2,213.11
Floor lamp with direct light. Designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni that thanks to its simplicity and refinement of materials has allowed it to become a milestone in world design. AVAILABLE 110V - 240V
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Zanotta – Leonardo work table 200x100

2650 LEONARDO
Work table with structure in evaporated beech, natural color. Top in white laminate, or tempered glass. Height adjustable. The price refers to the version with laminate top.
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Flos - Taccia PMMA bronze table lamp

F6607046
€1,261.48 €1,327.87
Table lamp with indirect and reflected light, designed for Flos by Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni. Led bulb included. AVAILABLE 110V - 240V
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Flos - Lampadina white table lamp

F3299009
€109.02 €114.75
Lamp with direct/diffused light, designed by Achille Castiglioni, that gives life to a real jewel of design.
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Flos - Lampadina green table lamp

F3299039
€109.02 €114.75
Lamp with direct/diffused light, designed by Achille Castiglioni, that gives life to a real jewel of design.
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Flos - Taccia PMMA silver table lamp

F6607004
€1,261.48 €1,327.87
Table lamp with indirect and reflected light, designed for Flos by Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni. AVAILABLE 110V - 240V
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Flos - Taccia Glass silver table lamp

F6602004
€2,118.03 €2,229.51
Table lamp with indirect and reflected light, designed for Flos by Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni. AVAILABLE 110V - 240V
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Flos - Taccia Glass bronze table lamp

F6602046
€2,118.03 €2,229.51
Table lamp with indirect and reflected light, designed for Flos by Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni. AVAILABLE 110V - 240V
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Zanotta - Joy H190 rotating shelf cabinet

712 JOY sette
€4,214.75
Joy is a multiple function "neutral" object, possible archetype of a new type. Its originality lies in the movement of the shelves made with extreme simplicity. Shelves in medium density fiberboard with internal corner element of steel reinforcement, scratch-resistant embossed paint in white, black or burgundy. Specify the finish when ordering.  
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Zanotta - Albero green plant pots

400 Albero
€835.25
Albero is a removable vase holder, with painted steel frame. The vase plates are in polyamide, black color. The feet are in black polypropylene.
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Flos - Parentesi nickel suspension lamp

F5400058
€334.84 €352.46
Lamp providing direct light.The vertical movement of the illuminating body is obtained by sliding a shaped steel tube.
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Flos - Parentesi D red suspension lamp

F5600035
€319.26 €336.07
The vertical movement of the illuminating body is obtained by sliding a shaped steel tube. On the cable there is an electronic dimmer that allows the adjustment of the brightness of the light.