Achille Castiglioni Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Italian, 1918-2002
Milanese designer and architect Achille Castiglioni sought to inject personality into all of his work, and found deep inspiration in everyday objects. A legend of Italian mid-century modernism, he created iconic, universally loved table lamps, chairs and other lighting and furniture with his likeminded brothers during the postwar years.
There was the Snoopy lamp, which brings to mind the unmistakable Peanuts character, while the shape of a common street lamp inspired the design behind the Arco floor lamp. Elsewhere, the Toio floor lamp — a provocative fixture in any living room — was made with automotive parts as well as run-of-the-mill recreational gear.
Castiglioni studied the classics at Liceo Classico Giuseppe Parini, art at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera and finally architecture and design at the Polytechnic University of Milan. After graduating in 1944, Castiglioni began working with his brothers Pier Giacomo and Livio at the studio they cofounded with classmate Luigi Caccia Dominioni.
Livio left to pursue lighting design and sound technology, leaving Achille and Pier Giacomo to continue to collaborate on various projects. One such design was the iconic Taraxacum hanging lamp for FLOS which featured a resin “cocoon” created with sprayed plastic polymers that protects its steel core and allows for the diffusion of light.
Castiglioni won Italy’s highest award for industrial design — the Compasso d’Oro — seven times, and the Museum of Modern Art was home to his first individual retrospective in the United States. Castiglioni later taught at the Polytechnic University of Turin and at Polytechnic in Milan.
Castiglioni’s designs remain timeless. Some of them can be found in Tokyo’s Living Design Center Ozone, the Triennale di Milano and the Hangaram Art Museum at the Seoul Arts Center.
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Creator: Achille Castiglioni
"Spirale" Ashtray by Achille Castiglioni for Bacci, Italy, 1970s
By Achille Castiglioni, Bacci
Located in Milan, IT
Early Spirale ashtray by Achille Castiglioni for Bacci.
Belgian black marble base and spring steel movable part.
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1970s Italian Vintage Achille Castiglioni Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Belgian Black Marble, Steel
Restored Black Steel 'Servofumo' Ashtray by Castiglioni for Zanotta, 1961
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Melbourne, AU
Italian black painted steel and ABS plastic 'Servofumo' ashtray by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta, 1961.
'Servomuto' is a series of "changing servants", designed by Castiglioni ...
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21st Century by Achille Castiglioni "MINIROUND" Marble Centerpiece
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in massa, IT
Name: MINIROUND
Materials: Black Portoro - National Travertine - Green Alpi - Bianco Carrara - Rosso Levanto
Size : Cm Diam.26 x H4
Designed By Achille Castiglioni.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Marble
Danese Milano Ovio Wine Glass Clear with Black Ring by Achille Castiglioni
By Achille Castiglioni, Danese Milano
Located in Hicksville, NY
Ovio, is a collection of tableware. The perfect balance of the lines, the subtle expressive language used to enhance the fine crystal volumes, the harmony between the solidity of the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Blown Glass
Danese Milano Ovio Water Glass Clear with Black Ring by Achille Castiglioni
By Achille Castiglioni, Danese Milano
Located in Hicksville, NY
Ovio, is a collection of tableware. The perfect balance of the lines, the subtle expressive language used to enhance the fine crystal volumes, the harmony between the solidity of the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Blown Glass
Danese Milano Ovio Pitcher Clear with Black Ring by Achille Castiglioni
By Achille Castiglioni, Danese Milano
Located in Hicksville, NY
Ovio, is a collection of tableware. The perfect balance of the lines, the subtle expressive language used to enhance the fine crystal volumes, the harmony between the solidity of the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Blown Glass
Danese Milano Set of 6 Ovio Water Glass with Black Ring by Achille Castiglioni
By Danese Milano, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Hicksville, NY
Ovio, is a collection of tableware. The perfect balance of the lines, the subtle expressive language used to enhance the fine crystal volumes, the harmony between the solidity of the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Danese Milano Ovio Liquor Glass Clear with Black Ring by Achille Castiglioni
By Achille Castiglioni, Danese Milano
Located in Hicksville, NY
Ovio, is a collection of tableware. The perfect balance of the lines, the subtle expressive language used to enhance the fine crystal volumes, the harmony between the solidity of the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Danese Milano Ovio Flute Clear with Black Ring by Achille Castiglioni
By Achille Castiglioni, Danese Milano
Located in Hicksville, NY
Ovio, is a collection of tableware. The perfect balance of the lines, the subtle expressive language used to enhance the fine crystal volumes, the harmony between the solidity of the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Danese Milano Ovio Whisky Glass Clear with Black Ring by Achille Castiglioni
By Achille Castiglioni, Danese Milano
Located in Hicksville, NY
Ovio, is a collection of tableware. The perfect balance of the lines, the subtle expressive language used to enhance the fine crystal volumes, the harmony between the solidity of the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Danese Milano Set of 6 Ovio Wine Glass with Black Ring by Achille Castiglioni
By Achille Castiglioni, Danese Milano
Located in Hicksville, NY
Ovio, is a collection of tableware. The perfect balance of the lines, the subtle expressive language used to enhance the fine crystal volumes, the harmony between the solidity of the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Danese Milano Set of 6 Ovio Liquor Glass with Black Ring by Achille Castiglioni
By Achille Castiglioni, Danese Milano
Located in Hicksville, NY
Ovio, is a collection of tableware. The perfect balance of the lines, the subtle expressive language used to enhance the fine crystal volumes, the harmony between the solidity of the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Danese Milano Set of 6 Ovio Flute Glass with Black Ring by Achille Castiglioni
By Achille Castiglioni, Danese Milano
Located in Hicksville, NY
Ovio, is a collection of tableware. The perfect balance of the lines, the subtle expressive language used to enhance the fine crystal volumes, the harmony between the solidity of the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Danese Milano Set of 6 Ovio Whisky Glass with Black Ring by Achille Castiglioni
By Achille Castiglioni, Danese Milano
Located in Hicksville, NY
Ovio, is a collection of tableware. The perfect balance of the lines, the subtle expressive language used to enhance the fine crystal volumes, the harmony between the solidity of the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
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Achille Castiglioni serveware, ceramics, silver and glass for sale on 1stDibs.
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