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Achille Castiglioni Bookends

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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Achille Castiglioni, 1991 Right Handed White Oak Lungangolo For Karakter
By Achille Castiglioni
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Achille Castiglioni, 1991 Right Handed White Oak Lungangolo For Karakter Castiglioni is said to ponder a lot on lost space. Empty inches and square meters that could be filled with ...
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Achille Castiglioni, 1991 Left Handed Oiled Oak Lungangolo For Karakter
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Achille Castiglioni, 1991 Left Handed Oiled Oak Lungangolo For Karakter Castiglioni is said to ponder a lot on lost space. Empty inches and square meters that could be filled with b...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Achille Castiglioni Bookends

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Oak

Achille Castiglioni, 1991 Right Handed Black Oiled Oak Lungangolo For Karakter
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Achille Castiglioni, 1991 Right Handed Black Oiled Oak Lungangolo For Karakter Castiglioni is said to ponder a lot on lost space. Empty inches and square meters that could be filled...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Achille Castiglioni Bookends

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Oak

Achille Castiglioni, 1991 Right Handed Oiled Oak Lungangolo For Karakter
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Achille Castiglioni, 1991 Right Handed Oiled Oak Lungangolo For Karakter Castiglioni is said to ponder a lot on lost space. Empty inches and square meters that could be filled with ...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Achille Castiglioni Bookends

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Oak

Achille Castiglioni, 1991 Left Handed White Oak Lungangolo For Karakter
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Achille Castiglioni, 1991 Left Handed White Oak Lungangolo For Karakter Castiglioni is said to ponder a lot on lost space. Empty inches and square meters that could be filled with b...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Achille Castiglioni Bookends

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Oak

Achille Castiglioni, 1991 Left Handed Black Oiled Oak Lungangolo For Karakter
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Achille Castiglioni, 1991 Left Handed Black Oiled Oak Lungangolo For Karakter Castiglioni is said to ponder a lot on lost space. Empty inches and square meters that could be filled ...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Achille Castiglioni Bookends

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Achille Castiglioni Set of Three Lungangolo Shelves For Karakter
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Achille Castiglioni, Set of Three Lungangolo Shelves For Karakter Castiglioni is said to ponder a lot on lost space. Empty inches and square meters that could be filled with beautif...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Achille Castiglioni Bookends

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