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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.

Find vintage Achille Castiglioni lighting, seating, tables and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Creator: Achille Castiglioni
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Lighting

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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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Lighting

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Stainless Steel

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Lighting

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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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Lighting

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Steel

FLOS Taraxacum 88 Pendant Light by Achille Castiglioni
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Achille Castiglioni, Flos
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Lighting

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Aluminum, Steel

FLOS Taraxacum 2 Pendant Light by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Achille Castiglioni, Flos
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Lighting

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Steel

FLOS Taraxacum 1 Pendant Light by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Achille Castiglioni, Flos
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Lighting

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Steel

FLOS Frisbi Pendant Light in Nickel 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Achille Castiglioni Lighting

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Steel

"Arco" Floor Lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
By Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Achille Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic floor lamp with stainless steel stem and Carrara marble base.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Achille Castiglioni Lighting

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Carrara Marble, Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Achille Castiglioni for Flos Floor Lamp Model ‘Bi Bip’
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Achille Castiglioni for Flos, floor lamp model ‘Bi Bip’, ceramic, steel, Italy, 1977 Delicate floor lamp designed by Achille Castiglioni in 1977. The forms b...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille Castiglioni Lighting

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Metal

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 ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Achille Castiglioni Lighting

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Metal, Steel

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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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