Achille Castiglioni is one of the worlds most famous lighting and furniture designers. He was born in Milan in 1918 and graduated with a degree in architecture in 1944. As early as 1940 he dedicated himself to testing industrial production with brothers Livio (1911-1979) and Pier Giacomo (1913-1968). After graduating, he began research into shapes, techniques and new materials, aimed at developing an integral design process. In 1969, he was authorized by the Ministry of Education to teach "Artistic Design for Industry" and was a professor at Turin´s Faculty of Architecture until 1980 and then professor of "Industrial Design " in Milan until 1993.
MoMA in New York features 14 of his works.Other works can be found at:Victoria and Albert Museum (London), Kunstgewerbe Museum (Zurich), Staatliches Museum fur Angewandte Kunst (Munich), Museo del Design (Prato), Uneleckoprumyslove Prague Museum, Israel Museum (Jerusalem), The Denver Art Museum, Vitra Design Museum (Weil am Rhein), Angewandte Kunst Museum (Hamburg and Cologne). He has been awarded 9 Compasso d´Oro awards for iconic design.
After a much accomplished life Achille Castiglioni died in 2002. He is arguably the most influential product designer of the 20th Century, his designs in both lighting and furniture have greatly influenced some of todays more cutting edge designers. His lasting legacy includes designs such as Arco, Snoopy, Frisbi, Fucsia, Toio, Stylos and many more, some of his designs can be seen below and can all be purchased at Cimmermann:
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