Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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
Tric by Achille Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Italian chairs 1960
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Palermo, IT
Mid-century modern Italian chairs Tric by Achille Pier Giacomo Castiglioni 1960s
Set of three folding chairs mod. Tric made entirely of black painted wood. The seat and back are roun...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Beech
Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Sanluca Armchair for Gavina, 1960, Set of 2
By Gavina, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Vicenza, IT
Pair of Sanluca armchairs dating back to the first Gavina SpA production, with the original beige velvet upholstery. Each armchair is made of separate wooden curved pieces connected ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Velvet, Foam, Beech
Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Zanotta "Mezzadro" Stools 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Zanotta
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Couple of italian midcentury modern design stools Mezzadro model ‘sprung metal seat’ designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Zanotta in 1957 with painted metal seat, chr...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Metal, Steel
"Tric" Chair Design Achille & Piergiacomo Castiglioni for BBB Emmebonacina, 1965
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, BBB Bonacchina
Located in taranto, IT
"Tric" model folding chair, design achille and piergiacomo castiglioni for BBB emmebonacina, 1965
Solid wood structure with molded plywood elements
It measures 82 cm in height,...
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1960s Italian Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Wood
Achille Castiglioni Mezzadro Stools
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Dronten, NL
Very early bright red Mezzadro stool designed by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta.
In the hands of the Castiglioni Brothers, the Mezzadro stool for Zanotta transforms a simple tractor...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Steel, Chrome
Pair of "Spluga" Black Metal High Stools by Castiglioni for Zanotta, Italy, 1960
By Zanotta, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Milan, IT
Set of two "Spluga" high stools by Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni for Zanotta.
A sinuous black steel line generates the shape of an unusual stool.
Originally designed for "Splüg...
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1960s Italian Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Metal
Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Zanotta "Mezzadro" Stools 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Zanotta
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Couple of italian midcentury modern design stools Mezzadro model ‘sprung metal seat’ designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Zanotta in 1957 with painted metal seat, chr...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Metal, Steel
Italian black wood Tric folding chair, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, 1960s
By Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Achille Castiglioni
Located in MIlano, IT
Tric model folding chair, entirely in black painted wood, with rounded seat and backrest. The legs have a rectangular section.
Produced in approx. 1960. and designed by Achille and P...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Wood
Zanotta Mezzadro Stool in Yellow with Chromium Plated Steel Stem & Beech Base
By Zanotta, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Mezzadro Stool in Yellow with Chromium Plated Steel Stem & Beech Base
Chromium-plated steel stem. Seat lacquered in the colours: orange, red,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Beech
Zanotta Mezzadro Stool in Orange with Chromium Plated Steel Stem & Beech Base
By Zanotta, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Mezzadro Stool in Orange with Chromium Plated Steel Stem & Beech Base
Chromium-plated steel stem. Seat lacquered in the colours: orange, red,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Beech
“Tric” folding chair by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for BBB, Italy
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Antwerp, BE
“Tric" folding chair designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglione for BBB Emmebonacina in Italy, 1965. Folding chair with a solid wooden structure. The back and seat consist of m...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Wood
Tric by Achille Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Italian chairs 1960
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Palermo, IT
Mid-century modern Italian chairs Tric by Achille Pier Giacomo Castiglioni 1960s
Set of three folding chairs mod. Tric made entirely of black painted wood. The seat and back are roun...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
Materials
Beech
Castiglioni Rochetto White Plastic Stool or Table by Kartell, Italian Midcentury
By Kartell, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed in 1969 by the Castiglioni brothers, the "rochetto", or "spool" stool is a wonderful design. Two identical forms are fastened together giving it the distinctive hourglass sp...
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1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Upholstery, Plastic
Zanotta Sella Bicycle Pink Stool by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Zanotta
Located in New York, NY
Seat. Black saddle of racing bicycle, pink lacquered steel column. Cast-iron base.
Dynamic balance
Irony and attention to the functions are the assumptions on which ‘jugglers’ Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni based their participation in the exhibition Colori e forme nella casa d’oggi, at Villa Olmo, Como, in 1957. This was one of the founding experiences of the Italian design culture, where, as if by magic, a real racing bicycle saddle (Sella) appeared, mounted on a stainless steel column supported by a heavy hemispherical base, capable of a ‘dynamic balance’.
The object was designed as a ‘telephone stool...
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2010s Italian Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
Materials
Steel, Iron
Castiglioni Rochetto Stool or Table by Kartell
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Kartell
Located in Highland, IN
Designed in 1969 by the Castiglioni brothers, the "rochetto", or "spool" stool is a wonderful design. Two identical forms are fastened together giving it the distinctive hourglass sp...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Upholstery, Plastic
Zanotta Allunaggio Outdoor Stool in Grass Green Steel and Aluminium
By Zanotta, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Allunaggio Outdoor Stool in Grass Green Steel and Aluminium by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Steel legs, aluminium alloy seat painted grass green. Natural polyethylen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Steel
Pair of "Mezzadro" Stools by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Zanotta, Italy
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Argelato, BO
Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, pair of "Mezzadro" model metal and wood stools, made for the Italian company Zanotta.
It is one of the most iconic and intelligent projects creat...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Metal
Zanotta Allunaggio Outdoor/Indoor Seat by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
By Zanotta, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in New York, NY
Outdoors stool. Steel legs, aluminium alloy seat painted grass green. Natural polyethylene feet.
Allunaggio (Moon landing), an outdoor chair designed by the two funambulist Castiglio...
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2010s Italian Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Aluminum, Steel
Poltrona 'Sanluca' Achille e Pier Giacomo Castiglioni in pelle azzurra e legno
By Paltrona Frau, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Milano, IT
Iconica poltrona modello 'Sanluca' disegnata da Achille e Pier Giacomo Castiglioni nel 1960. La versione che proponiamo è stata real...
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Leather, Wood
Mezzadro stool, Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta, 1958
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Stool, single piece, Achille Castiglioni, Zanotta, Italy, 1958, chrome-plated steel, yellow enameled sheet metal seat and beech wood base, Zanotta trademark on the frame, famous for ...
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Metal, Steel
Organic Vintage Sculptural Red Lounge Chair by Achille & Piero Castiglioni 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage San Luca sculptural lounge chair or armchair from leather in burnt red color Italy 1960s designed by Achille & Piero Castiglioni.
This very comfortable organic and ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Leather
Customizable Tacchini Babela Armchair by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Tacchini
Located in New York, NY
Designed in 1958 by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for the Milan Chamber of Commerce, Babela is an excellent example of how practicality and aesthetics can work together in the...
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2010s Italian Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Leather, Fabric, Plywood
Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Lierna Italian Chair by for Gavina, 1950s
By Gavina, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Roma, IT
Iconic mid-century "Lierna" black lacquered wood and red faux leather chair. Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni designed this incredible piec...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Wood, Faux Leather
Set of 6 Lierna chairs designed by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, 1960
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Ozzano Dell'emilia, IT
Set of 6 Lierna chairs designed by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni.
Structure in painted wood, seat slightly padded with rubber and covered in leather.
With its rather high and ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Sanluca Armchair for Gavina, 1960, Set of 2
By Gavina, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Vicenza, IT
Pair of Sanluca armchairs dating back to the first Gavina SpA production, with the original beige velvet upholstery. Each armchair is made of separate wooden curved pieces connected ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
Materials
Velvet, Foam, Beech
Zanotta Mezzadro Stool in Black with Chromium Plated Steel Stem & Beech Base
By Zanotta, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Mezzadro Stool in Black with Chromium Plated Steel Stem & Beech Base
Chromium-plated steel stem. Seat lacquered in the colours: orange, red, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
Materials
Beech
Tric folding chairs by Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni for BBB Emmebonacina.
By BBB Bonacchina, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Athens, Attiki
Black glossy polycarbonate folding chairs, model ‘Tric’ by Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni for BBB Emmebonacina.
Excellent condition, unused, in their original boxes.
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Plastic, Carbon Fiber
Sedie pieghevoli Tric di Achille e Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, BBB, Italia anni ‘6
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, BBB Italia
Located in Firenze, IT
Set di 4 sedie pieghevoli Tric di Achille e Pier Giacomo Castiglioni prodotte da BBB Emmebonacina negli anni ‘60. Le sedie hanno una solida struttura ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Wood, Beech
6 chairs “Tric” by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for BBB EMMEBONACINA
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, BBB Bonacchina
Located in Roma, RM
Tric Folding Chairs by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for BBB EMMEBONACINA, 1960s, Set of 6
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Logo embossed on the structure.
Made entirely of transparent plexigl...
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1960s Italian Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Metal
Set of 6 Rosacamuna chairs, Achille Castiglioni, 1983
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Rosacamuna folding chair, design by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta, Italy, 1983. Set of 6. Metal frame with continuous tubing connecting back and legs, round nylon seat covered in l...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Metal
Italian mid-century modern Yellow wood folding chair Tric by Castiglioni, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Yellow wood folding chair Tric by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, 1960s
Folding chair mod. Tric entirely made of wood painted in bright yellow. The ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Wood
20th Century Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Pair of Stools Mod. Mezzadro
By Zanotta, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Turin, Turin
Stool Mezzadro is a seat designed by Italian designers Pier Giacomo Castiglioni and Achille Castiglioni in 1957 for the Italian, furniture company, Zanotta. The seat is considered an...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Metal
Zanotta Mezzadro Stool in White with Chromium Plated Steel Stem & Beech Base
By Zanotta, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Mezzadro Stool in White with Chromium Plated Steel Stem & Beech Base
Chromium-plated steel stem. Seat lacquered in the colours: orange, red...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
Materials
Beech
Modern Folding chair Tric Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, BBB, Italy
By BBB Italia, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Folding chair Tric by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for BBB, 2000s
Folding chair mod. Tric entirely in transparent plexiglass. The seat and backrest are rounded...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Plexiglass
Italian mid-century modern grey wood folding chair Tric by Castiglioni, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern grey wooden folding chair Tric by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, 1960s
Folding chair mod. Tric entirely in wood painted in light grey. The seat and ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Wood
Italian mid-century modern black folding chair Tric Castiglioni BBB, 1960s
By BBB Italia, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern black folding chair Tric Castiglioni BBB, 1960s
Folding chair mod. Tric entirely in black painted wood. The seat and backrest are rounded. The legs are rec...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
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Metal
Zanotta Mezzadro Stool in Red with Chromium Plated Steel Stem & Beech Base
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Zanotta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Mezzadro Stool in Red with Chromium Plated Steel Stem & Beech Base
Chromium-plated steel stem. Seat lacquered in the colours: orange, red, ye...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
Materials
Beech
Italian Modern Armchair Sanluca by Pier Giacomo Achille Castiglioni Gavina, 1960
By Gavina, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchair mod. Sanluca by Pier Giacomo and Achille Castiglioni for Gavina, 1960s
Elegant armchair mod. Sanluca in white leather. Squared padded seat. The i...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Achille And Pier Giacomo Castiglioni seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni seating are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni seating, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 22 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 7 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original seating 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 seating by Pier Luigi Colli, Achille Castiglioni, and Giotto Stoppino. Prices for Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni seating can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $330 and can go as high as $33,374, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,434.
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