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Ennio Chiggio Furniture

Italian, 1937-2020

Multidisciplinary artist, sculptor and designer Ennio Chiggio was not only known for his Space Age lamps and voluptuous, modular Environ sofas, but he was also renowned as a technological innovator, electronic music producer and researcher, who explored the relationship between mathematics and art. 

Born in 1938 in Naples, Chiggio studied technology and art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. While still in school, in 1957, Chiggio began painting kinetic art using tempera on cardboard and ink on paper. By 1960, he had joined the artists’ collective Gruppo N, founded by Alberto Biasi, Edoardo Landi, Manfredo Massironi and Toni Costa.

With Gruppo N, Chiggio participated in several exhibitions such as “Programmed Art,” presented by Italian intellectual Umberto Eco, which showed in Milan, Venice and Rome in 1962 and in London and New York in 1964. By the following year, Chiggio’s interests had turned to sound and music production, and he founded the Group of Experimental Phonology NPS (New Proposals Sound) with pianist and composer Teresa Rampazzi.

From 1964 to ’77, Chiggio operated a design studio that focused on furniture and lighting as well as glass and electromechanical objects. His most well-known lighting includes the Ciot floor lamp for Italian manufacturer Lumenform, sculptural table lamps and wall sconces for Emmezeta.

After closing his design studio in 1978, Chiggio dedicated his time to teaching, serving as a professor of design and industrial aesthetics at his alma mater. In 1996, he opened the Embtool multimedia research laboratory in Padua, where he made short films about art and architecture and conducted computational music research, exploring the relationship between mathematical models and artistic expression.

Throughout the 2000s until his death in 2020, Chiggio participated in several exhibitions at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome, the MACBA Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Buenos Aires and Museum Ritter in Waldenbuch, Germany. Public collections throughout Italy and Germany also feature his works.

On 1stDibs, discover a range of innovative Ennio Chiggio furniture.

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Ennio Chiggio Floor lamp for LumenForm, Italy 1973.
By Ennio Chiggio, Lumenform
Located in Almelo, NL
Ennio Chiggio Floor lamp for LumenForm, Italy 1973. This is a mid-century floor lamp designed by Ennio Chiggio for LumenForm in 1973. The floor lamp is made of plastic and metal and...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ennio Chiggio Furniture

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Metal

Black Ciot Floor Lamp by Ennio Chiggio for Lumenform, 1970s
By Ennio Chiggio, Lumenform
Located in Ixelles, BE
Designer - Ennio Chiggio Producer - Lumenform Model - Ciot Floorlamp Design Period - Seventies Measurements - Width 61 cm x Depth 52 cm x Height 148 cm Materials - Fiberglass, P...
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1970s Italian Vintage Ennio Chiggio Furniture

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Metal

Lumenform floor lamp 1970s Italy
By Ennio Chiggio
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Floor lamp produced by Lumenform in 1970, chrome-plated brass frame and blown Murano glass, the peculiarity of this rare lamp lies in the elongated rounded shade, perfect for relaxin...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Ennio Chiggio Furniture

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Brass, Chrome

Ennio Chiggio 'Environ One' Sofa for Nikol International, Italy, 1970s
By Ennio Chiggio
Located in Melbourne, VIC
The Environ One Sofa by Ennio Chiggio for Nikol International, 1970, is a rare vintage piece of furniture that exemplifies the best of Mid-Century Modern desi...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ennio Chiggio Furniture

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Wool

Pair of "Saga" Armchairs by Ennio Chiggio for Nikol International
By Ennio Chiggio
Located in Milan, IT
Rare set of two Saga armchairs by Ennio Chiggio for Nikol Internazionale. Chrome frame supports black wood seat and back rests. An intriguing work connected to 1920s shapes.
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1970s Italian Vintage Ennio Chiggio Furniture

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Steel

Direk Desk by Ennio Chiggio for Nikol International, 1979
By Ennio Chiggio
Located in Delft, NL
Direk desk by Ennio Chiggio for Nikol International, 1979.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ennio Chiggio Furniture

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Plywood

Wall Lamp by Ennio Chiggio for Emmezeta
By Ennio Chiggio, Emmezeta
Located in OSS, NB
Beautiful abstract lamp by Ennio Chiggio for Emmezata. Designed and produced in Italy in the 1970s. The lamp gives a warm light and is therefore suitable for the sofa...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ennio Chiggio Furniture

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Glass, Acrylic

Postmodern Chrome Adjustable Floor Lamp, Ennio Chiggio, Italy, 1950s
By Ennio Chiggio
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ennio Chiggio; Post-Modern; Industrial; Chrome; Adjustable Floor Lamps, Achille Castiglioni Style, Italy, 1950; Flos Style; Ennio Chiggio post-modern chrome floor lamp, made in t...
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1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Ennio Chiggio Furniture

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Chrome

Floor Lamp Ciot by Ennio Chiggio for Lumenform, Italy, 1970s
By Ennio Chiggio, Lumenform
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Rare Space Age floor lamp model Ciot by the italian designer Ennio Chiggio for the manufacture editor Lumenform. Black resin and metal chrome base, white lucite methacrylic shade. Fa...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Ennio Chiggio Furniture

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Metal

Italian Mid-Century Plastic Metal Ciot Floor Lamp by Chiggio for LumenForm, 1973
By Ennio Chiggio, Lumenform
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century plastic and metal Ciot floor lamp by Chiggio for LumenForm, 1973 Ciot floor lamp composed of a hemispherical lampshade in white ple...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ennio Chiggio Furniture

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Metal, Steel

Italian Modernist Floor Lamp by Ennio Chiggio for Lumenform
By Ennio Chiggio, Lumeform
Located in London, GB
Substantial high quality chrome floor lamp with black lacquered metal base by Ennio Chiggio for Lumenform. The shade moves up and down so the shade height is regulatable.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ennio Chiggio Furniture

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Chrome

Mid Century Modern Italian, chrome Floor Lamp by Ennio Chiggio for Lumenform
By Ennio Chiggio, Lumeform
Located in London, GB
Substantial high quality chrome floor lamp with black lacquered metal base by Ennio Chiggio for Lumenform.
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1970s Italian Vintage Ennio Chiggio Furniture

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Chrome

Ennio Chiggio Mirror Sconce for Emmezeta
By Emmezeta, Ennio Chiggio
Located in Milan, IT
Minimalistic sconce by Ennio Chiggio for Emmezeta. The combination of the 3d shapes and the material make it as much objects of arts as functional light.
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Ennio Chiggio furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Ennio Chiggio furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of plastic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Ennio Chiggio furniture, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Ennio Chiggio 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 furniture by Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Adalberto Dal Lago, and Gianni Celada. Prices for Ennio Chiggio furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at £996 and can go as high as £24,154, while a piece like these, on average, fetch £2,725.

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