Achille Castiglioni Lighting
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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Item Ships From: USA
Creator: Achille Castiglioni
FLOS Lampadina LED Table Lamp in Black by Achille Castiglioni
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Its name means, literally, “bulb,” and it’s easy to see why with one look at this playful Achille Castiglioni design. This unique table lamp provides direct and diffused light throug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel
FLOS Frisbi Pendant Light in Black by Achille Castiglioni
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Its name invokes the iconic toy best played in a park, but this light is seriously smart. Offering three types of illumination—diffused, direct, and reflected—the FRISBI doubles down designed Achille Castiglioni’s ability to play with the power of illusion. Three barely-there, fine steel cables suspend the opal acrylic diffuser, making it appear as it if it is floating. A black metal stem and wire mesh basket...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Steel
FLOS Taraxacum 88 Pendant Light by Achille Castiglioni
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Based on the original Taraxacum created in 1960, the Taraxacum 88 reflects the iconic design’s 1988 update and includes a mixture of deep incandescent lig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Steel, Aluminum
Achille Castiglioni Flos Arco Floor Lamp, Italy, Mid-20th c.
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Since its debut in 1962 the modern arc floor lamp has been considered a design classic. The famed Castiglioni brothers spared no detail when they created it, from the beveled corners...
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1960s Italian Vintage Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Carrara Marble
"Plisse" flush mount by Achille Castiglioni for Flos
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Plisse" flush mount by Achille Castiglioni for Flos.
Designed and made in Italy in 1960s.
Pleated skirt of enameled metal - "plisse" and glass shade.
Takes 1 Edison bulb.
Compliment...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Metal
Hans Bergstrom produced by Atelje Lyktan, Model 166 Ceiling Pendant
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Cocoon' pendant in resin and steel. This lovely pendant lamp was designed by Hans Bergstrom in Italy in the 1950s.
This iconic piece features a round shade made in a natural soft r...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Steel
Vintage Pier Giacomo Achille Castiglioni - Flos 'Arco' Marble & Steel Floor Lamp
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The Carrera marble base has very slight, barely noticeable yellowing. Telescoping arm shows signs of light oxidation, but operates well. The polished and coated/sealed aluminum shade shows light scuffs and scratches. Wiring is original. Lamp works as it should. In very good shape for being ~70 years old.
This lamp is not signed. I'm guessing the manufacturer's sticker label dried out and fell off. Typically, the labels were adhered to the ceramic bulb socket, which would heat up and dry out the glue. Also notice the small hole perforated diffuser, on which the polished aluminum shade rests and pivots, is unusual. Many lamps have the larger holes found on the more recently made examples. The small holes diffuser is found on the vintage Flos Arco...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Carrara Marble, Steel
'Plisse' Flush Mounts by Achille Castiglioni for Flos
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Plisse' Flush Mounts by Achille Castiglioni for Flos. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1980. Pleated enameled outer skirts with a centered pill shaped glass diffuser. Each flush ...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Castiglioni Modern Decorative LED Table or Desk Lamp in Orange & Black for FLOS
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
LED Lampadina Lamp
Its name means, literally, “bulb,” and it’s easy to see why with one look at this playful Achille Castiglioni design. This unique table lamp provides direct and d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel
FLOS Stylos Floor Lamp by Achille Castiglioni
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
First designed by Achille Castiglioni in 1984, the Stylos floor lamp illuminates with a striking simplicity that is anything but ordinary. A halogen ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Steel
FLOS Taraxacum 2 Pendant Light by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Make a wish: Named after the humble Dandelion, the Taraxacum pendant light astonishes with a gorgeously diffused blooming light. The white powd...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Steel
FLOS Taraxacum 1 Pendant Light by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Make a wish: Named after the humble Dandelion, the Taraxacum pendant light astonishes with a gorgeously diffused blooming light. The white powder coated internal steel structure is s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Steel
FLOS Frisbi Pendant Light by Achille Castiglioni
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Achille Castiglioni
Born in Milan in 1918, Achille he pursued a degree in architecture from the Politecnico di Milano University .He used fundamental principles to make his works, ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Metal
Light Ball Lamp by: Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Light Ball Lamp by: Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Classic 1950s Italian flush or wall mount light fixture in darkened brass and blown glass. Wired with a single E26 medium base...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Brass
"Arco" Floor Lamp by Achille Castiglioni, circa 1970s
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Skokie, IL
Achille Castiglioni "Arco" floor lamp for Flos, Italy, circa 1970s
The Arco floor lamp offers timeless design and quality. Inspired by street lanterns, this modern classic is incl...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Marble, Steel, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Gibigiana Desk Lamp by Achille Castiglioni for Flos, Italy
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in McKinney, TX
Achille Castiglioni for Flos
Gibigiana lamp
Milan, Italy, circa 1980
enameled steel, aluminum, silvered glass
molded manufacturer's mark to underside
3 3/4"w x 5"d x 17 1/2"h
...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
'Giovi' Sconces by Achille Castiglioni for Flos
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Giovi' Sconces by Achille Castiglioni for Flos. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1970s. Whimsical circular sconces in an enamele...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Steel
Flos Lampadina LED Table Lamp in Green by Achille Castiglioni
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Lampadina LED Table Lamp in Green by Achille Castiglioni
Its name means, literally, “bulb,” and it’s easy to see why with one look at this playf...
Category
20th Century Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel
Flos Lampadina LED Table Lamp in White by Achille Castiglioni
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Lampadina LED Table Lamp in White by Achille Castiglioni
Its name means, literally, “bulb,” and it’s easy to see why with one look at this playful...
Category
20th Century Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel
Stylos Floor Lamp by Achille Castiglioni for Flos, Italy, White Acrylic
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Kansas City, MO
Stylos floor lamp designed by Achille Castiglioni for Flos, Italy in 1984. The lower lamp illuminates the column at the base. and the upper bulb prov...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Metal
Noce Table Lamps by Achille Castiglioni for Flos
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Noce table lamps by Achille Castiglioni for FLOS. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1972. Painted die-cast aluminum, printed glass. Original EU cord. We recommend one E27 25w maxim...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
"Arco" Floor Lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic floor lamp with stainless steel stem and Carrara marble base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Carrara Marble, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
FLOS Frisbi Pendant Light in Nickel by Achille Castiglioni
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Its name invokes the iconic toy best played in a park, but this light is seriously smart. Offering three types of illumination—diffused, direct, and reflected—the FRISBI doubles down designed Achille Castiglioni’s ability to play with the power of illusion. Three barely-there, fine steel cables suspend the opal acrylic diffuser, making it appear as it if it is floating. A black metal stem and wire mesh basket...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Steel
Luminator Floor Lamp by Achille Castiglioni & Gilardi & Barzaghi
By Achille Castiglioni, Gilardi & Bazarghi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Luminator" floor lamp by Achille Castiglioni & Gilardi & Barzaghi. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1955. Varnished steel. Rewired for U.S. standards. We recommend one E26 100w maximum bulb. Bulbs provided as a one time courtesy. Literature: Domus 312 (November 1955) advertising; Domus 314 (January 1956) p. 50; Max Huber...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Steel
'Bi Bip' Floor Lamp by Achille Castiglioni for Flos
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A minimal Italian floor lamp designed by Achille Castiglioni titled 'Bi Bip' with white ceramic half-dome base and head, a pivoting brushed metal shade and a wi...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large 1960s Achille Castiglioni & Pier Giacomo 'Light Ball' Wall or Ceiling Lamp
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 1960s Achille Castiglioni & Pier Giacomo 'Light Ball' Wall or Ceiling Lamp. Designed in 1965, this rare variant is executed in attractively patinated brass and opaline glass. A...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large 1960s Achille Castiglioni & Pier Giacomo 'Light Ball' Wall or Ceiling Lamp
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 1960s Achille Castiglioni & Pier Giacomo 'Light Ball' Wall or Ceiling Lamp for Flos. Designed in 1965, this rare and vintage brass variant comes...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Brass
1960s Achille Castiglioni & Pier Giacomo 'Light Ball' Wall or Ceiling Lamp
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Achille Castiglioni & Pier Giacomo 'Light Ball' Wall or Ceiling Lamp for Flos. Designed in 1965, this rare and vintage brass variant comes with ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large 1960s Achille Castiglioni & Pier Giacomo 'Light Ball' Wall or Ceiling Lamp
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 1960s Achille Castiglioni & Pier Giacomo 'Light Ball' Wall or Ceiling Lamp for Flos. Designed in 1965, this rare and vintage brass variant comes with satin opaque glass. An incredibly refined and iconic midcentury design that is quintessentially Italian. Retains original manufacturer's sticker.
Literature ref.: "1000 Lights: 1960 to Present," eds. Charlotte & Peter Fiell, Tachen, 2005 p.91
Price is per item. 2 lamps available.
Not UL listed, but recommended UL listing possible from authorized 3rd party vendor upon request for an additional fee. Wiring tested and updated for compatibility with US electrical. Accommodates 1x e26 medium base 75w equivalent LED bulb (lower with incandescent). Glass in excellent condition, but possibly a replacement globe...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Brass
Petite 1960s Achille Castiglioni & Pier Giacomo 'Light Ball' Wall / Ceiling Lamp
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Glendale, CA
Petite 1960s Achille Castiglioni & Pier Giacomo 'Light Ball' Wall / Ceiling Lamp for Flos. Designed in 1965, this rare and vintage brass variant comes with opaque glass. An incredibl...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Brass
1960s Achille Castiglioni & Pier Giacomo 'Light Ball' Wall or Ceiling Lamp
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Achille Castiglioni & Pier Giacomo 'Light Ball' Wall or Ceiling Lamp for Flos. Designed in 1965, this rare and vintage brass variant comes with satin opaque glass. An incredibl...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Brass
1960s Achille Castiglioni & Pier Giacomo 'Light Ball' Wall or Ceiling Lamp
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Achille Castiglioni & Pier Giacomo 'Light Ball' Wall or Ceiling Lamp for Flos. Designed in 1965, this rare and vintage brass variant comes with satin opaque glass. An incredibl...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Brass
Parentesi Suspension Light by Achille Castiglioni and Pio Manzu for Flos
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Parentesi Suspension Light by Achille Castiglioni and Pio Manzù. Originally designed in Italy in 1971. The iconic Parentesi was named for ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Achille Castiglioni Lighting
Materials
Metal, Steel
Achille Castiglioni lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Achille Castiglioni lighting are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Achille Castiglioni lighting, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 80 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 11 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original lighting by Achille Castiglioni were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider lighting by Guzzini, Aldo Londi, and Banci Firenze. Prices for Achille Castiglioni lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $200 and can go as high as $12,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,836.
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