Gatto Table Lights by Achille Castiglioni for Flos
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in London, GB
‘Gatto' table lamps by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, Italy, 1960. This lamp is made of a steel frame with a cocoon-like diffuser, in a shape that resembles a hot air...
Steel
$12,500
Castiglioni Floor Lamp
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful, rare Castiglioni floor lamp. Spun fiberglass "shade" with a chrome base and floor controls.
Chrome
Cocoon Wave Hanging Lamp in the Style of Castiglioni, Italy 1960s
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Hannover, DE
I'm sure you'll agree that this lamp reminds us of the designs of Achille Castiglioni. This little hanging lamp is sure to be a real eye-catcher. The cocoon features a very beautiful...
Iron
Amorphous Design Fiberglass Floor Lamp or Table Lamp, 1980s, Germany
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Amorphous design fiberglass floor lamp or table lamp, 1980s, Germany Minimal and natural design Very high quality. Fully functional. Original cable and plug. These lamps are ...
Plexiglass
French Modern Fiberglass Lamp Inspired by Andre Cazenave
By Gio Ponti, Andre Cazenave, Achille Castiglioni, Sartini, Sergio Camilli
Located in Houston, TX
French Modern Fiberglass Lamp Inspired by Andre Cazenave. Unusual midcentury French lamp has been newly wired to U.S. standards with an inline switch. French modern sculptural lighti...
Fiberglass
coffee Table "cacciavite" by Castiglioni
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Chicago, IL
Coffee table " cacciavite" design by ACHILLE E PIERGIACOMO CASTIGLIONI First made by Bernini and later by Zanotta. Domus 442 (settembre 1966), p. 29; Ottagono n °3 (ottobre 1966)...
Wood, Fiberglass
Spaceage midcentury cocoon table light.
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Tobia Scarpa
Located in London, GB
Italy c1960 In the style of Tobia Scarpa , Castiglioni Fiberglass and spun resin. In wonderful condition with no tears or burn marks.
Resin, Acrylic
Rocchetto Coffee Table by Achille Castiglioni
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Dronten, NL
Original side table model Rocchetto designed by Achile Castiglioni for Kartell. Later versions of this table are made in dull plastic, this table is the premium molded gloss fibergl...
Fiberglass
Cocoon Table Lamp by Castiglioni for Flos 1960 Italy
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Oirlo, LI
Cocoon table lamp by Castiglioni for Flos 1960 Italy This is a beautiful table lamp by Castiglioni for Flos, made in Italy in the 1960s.
Fiberglass
Unique Fiberglass Coffee Table, 1970s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Den Haag, NL
Unique fiberglass coffee table. 1970s Space Ace, removable top. Handy for extra storage. There is discoloration after all those years.
Fiberglass
'Teli' Pendant by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Teli' Pendant by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1970s. A contemporary take on geometrical formations take the lead on t...
Cut Steel
'Teli' Pendant by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos
By Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single 'Teli' Pendant by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1970s. A contemporary take on geometrical formations take the le...
Cut Steel
'Teli' Pendant by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single 'Teli' Pendant by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1970s. A contemporary take on geometrical formations take the le...
Cut Steel
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H 11.82 in Dm 8.27 in
Pair small cocoon Gatto Table Lamps Achille & Pier Castiglioni Flos Italy 1960
By Flos, George Nelson, Friedel Wauer, Goldkant Leuchten, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Design by Achille & Pier Castiglioni for Flos, Italy in 1960. Made in the 1960s or 1970s.
Steel
Large Original Viscontea Lamp by Achille Castiglioni
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous original edition of the Voscontea lamp model by Castiglioni. Lush organic fiberglass surface is stretched over a steel frame, creating a beautiful illuminated coccoon. sever...
Steel
Pair of Gatto Table Lamps by Castiglioni
Located in New York, NY
The frame has been skinned by a pliable fiberglass, after being wound with a fibrous material to create lovely striations.
Metal
Pair/Single of Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni "Gatto" Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of "Gatto" lamps designed by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos. 850 each
Steel
Snoppy Lamp Green, by Achille Castigioni for Flos
By Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Achille Castiglioni, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Valladolid, ES
Snoopy lamp for FLOS by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, 1967 Design piece, an icon of interior design and the midcentury world. This piece has become a design icon because it ...
Crystal, Carrara Marble
Mid century cocoon pendant lamp, Italy 1960s
By Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in ECHT, NL
Mid century cocoon lamp. The shade is made from metal with a spray on fiber skin. It is suspended on a teak rise and fall gallery with a heavy cast iron counter weight. The shade me...
Iron
Minimalist nickel plated desk lamp with cocoon shade, Netherlands 1930s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Marcel Breuer
Located in ECHT, NL
Modernist desk or table lamp. The base is made from a single piece of nickel plated tube. The socket is adjustable in angle and rotatable. Fitted with a cocoon shade in the style of ...
Metal, Nickel
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H 14.97 in Dm 15.75 in
Mid century cocoon lamp by Friedel Wauer for Goldkant leuchten, Germany 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Goldkant Leuchten, Friedel Wauer
Located in ECHT, NL
The shade was made by a spray fiberglass process where an elastic fiberglass like material is sprayed on a metal frame.
Metal
Cocoon Pendant light, Friedel Wauer for Goldkant Leuchten, 1960s
By Goldkant Leuchten, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, George Nelson, Friedel Wauer, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Cocoon pendant lamp, organic form. Design by Friedel Wauer. Manufactured by Goldkant Leuchten, Germany in the 1960s. A thin steel framework covered with sprayed resin, which gives a...
Steel
Cocoon Pendant light, Friedel Wauer for Goldkant Leuchten, 1960s
By Goldkant Leuchten, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, George Nelson, Friedel Wauer, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Cocoon pendant lamp. Design by Friedel Wauer. Manufactured by Goldkant Leuchten, Germany in the 1960s. A thin steel framework covered with sprayed resin, which gives a Fiberglass lo...
Steel
Oblong Cocoon Pendant light, Friedel Wauer for Goldkant Leuchten, 1960s
By Goldkant Leuchten, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, George Nelson, Friedel Wauer, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Cocoon pendant lamp. Design by Friedel Wauer. Manufactured by Goldkant Leuchten, Germany in the 1960s. A thin steel framework covered with sprayed resin, which gives a Fiberglass lo...
Steel
Tall Cocoon Pendant light, Friedel Wauer for Goldkant Leuchten, 1960s
By Goldkant Leuchten, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, George Nelson, Friedel Wauer, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Tall Cocoon pendant lamp in a kind of Diabolo form. Design by Friedel Wauer. Manufactured by Goldkant Leuchten, Germany in the 1960s. A thin steel framework covered with sprayed res...
Steel
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H 5.52 in Dm 22.05 in
Large Cocoon Flush ceiling light, Friedel Wauer for Goldkant Leuchten, 1960s
By George Nelson, Friedel Wauer, Tobia Scarpa, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Goldkant Leuchten
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Cocoon lamp, design by Friedel Wauer. Manufactured by Goldkant Leuchten, Germany in the 1960s. A thin steel framework covered with sprayed resin gives a Fiberglass look. The translu...
Steel
1960s Round Italian Spun Fiberglass Table Lamp by Castiglioni
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Stratford, CT
Original "Gatto" lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni.
Fiberglass
Cocoon Lamp in the Style of Castiglioni, 1960s
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Hamburg, DE
This special pendant luminaire in the style of the Italian grand Seigneur of design, Achille Castiglioni, does not only resemble the cocoon of an insect, but is also made of the mate...
Fiberglass
Cocoon Pendant Lamp by Achille Castiglioni for Flos, 1960s
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Oirlo, LI
In the United States after World War II, a new type of fiberglass-reinforced spray-on plastic coating called Cocoon was invented to protect disarmed warships.
Metal
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H 21.26 in Dm 27.96 in
Large Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni "Viscontea" Pendant for Flos, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Hitchin, England
The Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni designed Viscontea pendant used at the time a new spray-on coating polymer from the United States, called the “cocoon”. Invented by the US...
Fiberglass
Italian 60s Cocoon Pendant Lamp attr. to Castiglioni for Flos
By Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Vienna, AT
This large Mid Century Modern cocoon pendant lamp has been designed and produced in Italy in the 60s and can be attributed to Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos. It featu...
Steel
'Taraxacum' cocoon pendant by Achille & Pier Castiglioni for Flos, 1960s
By Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Hitchin, England
A "Taraxacum" cocoon pendant by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, 1960s. This "Taraxacum" pendant is constructed from sprayed plastic polymers creating a membrane which...
Fiberglass
Italian 60s Cocoon Pendant Lamp attr. to Castiglioni for Flos
By Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Vienna, AT
This large Mid Century Modern cocoon pendant lamp has been designed and produced in Italy in the 60s and can be attributed to Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos. It featu...
Steel
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