Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Chandeliers and Pendants
Italian
Milanese industrial designer-architects Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni (1918–2002; 1913-68) created some of the most iconic furniture designs in the world, particularly those that originated in the realm of mid-century modern lighting.
In the late 1930s, after graduating from the acclaimed Polytechnic University of Milan, Pier Giacomo opened a design studio with his brother Livio and likeminded architect Luigi Caccia Dominioni. Achille, also a graduate of Milan Polytechnic, joined the group after completing his studies in 1944. The era’s architects were encountering difficulty in their attempts to secure building commissions, so the group focused on designing practical everyday objects such as the Model 547, a tabletop radio for Phonola that was encased in Bakelite.
The Castiglioni brothers produced wildly popular and innovative designs throughout the 20th century. While Livio departed the practice in 1952 to pursue lighting design and sound technology on his own, Pier Giacomo and Achille would continue to collaborate on a wealth of projects in the ensuing years.
Vintage furniture collectors may be familiar with Livio and Italian designer Gianfranco Frattini’s serpent-like Boalum lamp, while Achille’s Taraxacum hanging lamp — created for FLOS with sprayed plastic polymers originally intended for military use — as well as the Arco, Snoopy and Toio lamps, which were the result of the collaboration between Pier Giacomo and Achille, are milestones in modernist lighting design.
Also for FLOS, Pier Giacomo and Achille created a series of metal frames that, wrapped in the polymer, became floor lamps (Gatto) or pendant lights (Viscontea and Taraxacum), all released in 1960. The Gatto floor lamp takes its name from the Italian word for “cat” and the inspiration for its aesthetic from lighting that George Nelson developed for legendary American furniture manufacturer Howard Miller during the 1940s. Around the same time, the designer Tobia Scarpa (son of the famed Italian architect Carlo Scarpa and one-half of the widely revered postmodern husband-and-wife design duo Afra and Tobia Scarpa) created a floor lamp called Fantasma (1961) using the polymers technique. FLOS continues to make the Castiglionis’ innovative pieces today.
In addition to their provocative lighting works, Pier Giacomo and Achille also created stereo systems, decorative objects, seating, tables and other items for the likes of Brionvega, Alessi, Zanotta, Kartell and more.
Find vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni floor lamps, table lamps, pendants, seating and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Creator: Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Set of 8 Splugen Lamps by A. & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos (First Edition)
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Argelato, BO
Set of eight aluminum pendant lamps by the brothers Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, Splügen Bräu model, 1960s.
This model was designed in 1961 and its name was dedicat...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Chandeliers and Pendants
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Metal
Mid-Century Space Age Model KD6 Pendant Lamp for Kartell, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Hamburg, DE
Large pendant light from the Italian manufacturer Cartel after a design of Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni from 1959. Here in a very rare version with a yellow umbrella.
The la...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Chandeliers and Pendants
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Metal
'KD 6 Grande’ Pendant by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Kartell, 1959
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Kartell
Located in Echt, NL
Beautiful Kartell ‘KD 6 Grande’ Pendant in very good condition.
Designed in the 1959 by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni.
This 'Grande' version is har...
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20th Century Italian Space Age Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Chandeliers and Pendants
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Metal
'KD 6’ Pendant by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Kartell, Italy 1959
By Kartell, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Echt, NL
Beautiful Kartell ‘KD 6’ Pendant in very good condition.
Designed in the 1959 by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni.
White plastic shade and diffuser wh...
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20th Century Italian Space Age Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Chandeliers and Pendants
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Metal
Castiglioni Release Pendant Lamps in White for Flos, Italy, 1962
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Berlin, DE
"Relemme" pendant lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos. Enameled spun aluminium shade, fitted with a silver domed reflection bulb. Lower rim of shade fitted with bla...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Chandeliers and Pendants
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Aluminum
Chandelier "4017 kd7" Design Achille &Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Kartell, 1959
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Kartell
Located in taranto, IT
very rare suspension lamp produced by Kartell from 1959, designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni reported with the initials "KD7")
the diffuser is in white opal methacryl...
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1950s Italian Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Chandeliers and Pendants
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Opal, Brass
Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Italian Pendant Lamp for Kartell, 1950s
By Kartell, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian pendant lamp model KD6 designed by famous designer Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Kartell in 1959, opal methacrylate diffuser.
Please note that the lamp is origina...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Chandeliers and Pendants
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Metal
Black and White, Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos, 1965
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, FR
Suspension Black and White designed by the two Castiglioni brother, Achille and Pier Giacomo and edited in 1965 by Flos.
The reflector is in chromed aluminuim and has been re-polishe...
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1960s Italian Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Chandeliers and Pendants
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Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
White Glass, Aluminum & Plastic Black & White Pendant by Castiglioni for Flos
By Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This out of production pendant was made from a white opaline glass shade with a shaped silver aluminum reflector. The lamp features 2 different illuminations: one diffused light from...
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1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Chandeliers and Pendants
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Aluminum
Black and White pendants by Pier Giacomo & Achille Castiglioni for Flos
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Uccle, Bruxelles
Magnificent pendant light named "Black and White" created in the 1960s by Pier Giacomo and Achille Castiglioni for Flos.
the particularity of this lamp is that it has 4 bulbs. 3 insi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Chandeliers and Pendants
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Glass
KD6 pendant lamp, Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni, Kartell, 1969
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Milano, Lombardia
KD6 pendant lamp, design by Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni for Kartell, Italy, 1969. Made of methacrylate (Vedril Montecatini) with satin-burnished nickel-plated brass joint ele...
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1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Chandeliers and Pendants
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Other
Black and White Pendant by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Weesp, NL
Illuminate your space with timeless elegance and innovative design with the iconic "Black & White" pendant lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos. This masterpiece of ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Chandeliers and Pendants
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Aluminum
Black and White Pendant by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Weesp, NL
Illuminate your space with timeless elegance and innovative design with the iconic "Black & White" pendant lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos. This masterpiece of ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Chandeliers and Pendants
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Aluminum
Nickel & White Methacrylate 4006 Pendant Lamp by Castiglioni bros for Kartell
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Kartell
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Rare pendant lamp design by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni in 1959.
White methacrylate double shades with nickel plated brass finishes.
Original working wiring with 1 E27 lam...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass, Nickel
Kartell/Tramo KD6 Pendant Lamp Designed by Achille & Piergiacomo Castiglioni
By Tramo, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Kartell
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The red Kartell/Tramo KD6 Pendant Lamp, designed by the legendary Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni, epitomizes timeless elegance and innovative design. ...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Space Age Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Chandeliers and Pendants
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Metal
Kartell/Tramo KD6 Pendant Lamp Designed by Achille & Piergiacomo Castiglioni
By Kartell, Tramo, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The red Kartell/Tramo KD6 Pendant Lamp, designed by the legendary Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni, epitomizes timeless elegance and innovative design. ...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Space Age Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Chandeliers and Pendants
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Metal
Italian mid-century gold Chandelier Splugen Brau by Castiglioni for Flos, 1960s
By Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern gold metal Chandelier Splugen Brau by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, 1960s
Chandelier mod. Splugen Brau with rounded shape. The turned la...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Chandeliers and Pendants
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Metal
Italian Chandelier Black and White by brother Castiglioni for Flos, 1970s
By Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in MIlano, IT
Chandelier mod. Black and White with a rounded diffuser in opaline glass, containing two E27 connections, and a lower metal part equipped with another central and external E27 connec...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Chandeliers and Pendants
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Metal
Hanging Lamp Orange Design by Achille & Pier Giacomo by Kartell, 1959
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Oirlo, LI
Hanging lamp orange design by Achille & Pier Giacomo by Kartell, 1959.
Beautiful hanging lamp Design by Achille and pier Castiglioni for kartell.
Model kd6.
Made in 1959 a b...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Chandeliers and Pendants
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Plastic
"KD" pendant Achille Castiglioni, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in PARIS, FR
"KD" model pendant, designed by Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni for Kartell in the 1960s. The ingeniosity of the Castiglioni brothers is obvious in the construction, the transluc...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Chandeliers and Pendants
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Plastic
Italian mid-century modern Splugen Brau ceiling lamp Castiglioni for Flos, 1960s
By Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Splugen Brau ceiling lamp Castiglioni for Flos, 1960s
Ceiling lamp mod. Splugen Brau with a round base. The turned lampshade is dome-shaped in metal with a...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Chandeliers and Pendants
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Metal
Italian modern Black and White chandelier by Castiglioni brothers, Flos 1965
By Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in MIlano, IT
Black and White model chandelier, with rounded diffuser, in opaline glass, containing two E27 connections. The lower part is made of metal and is equipped with another central and ex...
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1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Chandeliers and Pendants
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Metal
Black and white ceiling lamp by Pier James and Achilles Castiglioni pe
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Manzano, IT
TITLE Black and white ceiling lamp by Pier James and Achilles Castiglioni for Flos, 1965
DESCRIPTION Made of white opal glass with lighting under and inside the glass. Desi...
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Late 20th Century Italian Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Chandeliers and Pendants
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Aluminum, Copper, Iron
Achille And Pier Giacomo Castiglioni chandeliers and pendants for sale on 1stDibs.
Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni chandeliers and pendants 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 and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni chandeliers and pendants, although white editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 39 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 11 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original chandeliers and pendants by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider chandeliers and pendants by Sergio Mazza, VeArt, and Vico Magistretti. Prices for Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni chandeliers and pendants can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $549 and can go as high as $12,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,932.
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