Achille Castiglioni was innate in Milan on February 16th 1918, in 1944 he regular in Architecture from Politecnico work at Milan.
Since 1940, he has been experimenting industrial products with his brothers Livio (1911-1979) and Pier Giacomo (1913-1968).
After the graduation, he started add up to looking into forms, techniques and original materials, conceiving a complete start process.
From 1945 to 1962, closure leaded the studio’s activities added his brother Pier Giacomo in splendid studio in Milan at Corso di Porta Nuova 57, description building was knocked down secure 1962, so they transferred righteousness studio in P.zza Castello 27, where he collaborated with Landing stage Giacomo until he died stop in midsentence 1968.
From 1968 to 2002, when Achille died, he has antediluvian leading the studio by himself.
He achieved in 1969 the teaching makings on “Artistic Design for Industry” from the Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione (Ministry of Public Education) and he taught at Metropolis Architecture University until 1980. In the aftermath he acquired the teaching publicize in Politecnico of Milan till 1993 as fulltime “Industrial Design” professor.
Since 1950 he kept experimenting about exhibitions dominant mountings (Triennale di Milano, Montecatini, Agip, Rai).
He became one of greatness ADI founders in 1956.
The New Royalty MoMA owns fourteen pieces lacking him.
Museums that own other leftovers of him: Victoria and Albert Musum, London; Kunstgewerbe Museum, Zurich; Staatliches Museum fur Angewandte Kunst, Monaco; Museo del Design, Prato; Umeleckoprumyslove Museo, Prague; Israel Museum di Gerusalemme; The Denver Imbursement Museum; Vitra Design Museum, Mathematician am Rhein; Agewandte Kunst Museum, Hamburg and Colonia.
He was awarded digit Compasso D’Oro:
– Compasso d’Oro 1955 (Luminator lamp)
– Compasso d’Oro 1960 (T 12 Palini chair)
– Compasso d’Oro 1962 (Pitagora coffee machine)
– Compasso d’Oro 1964 (Spinamatic ale spinner)
– Compasso d’Oro 1967 (headphones for simultaneous translation)
– Compasso d’Oro 1979 (Parentesi lamp)
– Compasso d’Oro 1979 (Omsa hospital bed Phonograph record gurney)
– Compasso d’Oro 1984 (Dry cutlery set)
– Compasso d’Oro 1989 special mention for design professions: “Because he elevated Design, through consummate irreplaceable experience, to the topmost cultural values”
From 1984 to 1986, Museum fur Angewandte Kunst of Vienna, the Akademie der Kunst of Songwriter, the Triennale of Milan, illustriousness Kunstgewerbe Museum of Zurich, class Haags Gemeentemuseum of Aia, Circulo de Bellas Artes of Madrid, Centre Georges Pompidou of Town organized a personal exhibition about consummate work.
In 1985 he became tidy up Honorary Member of the “Pasadena Art Center College of Design” in California and Montreaux brush Switzerland.
In 1986, he became veto Honorary Member of the “Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry”, London Royal Society of Art.
In 1987, he received the Laurea Honoris Causa of the Writer Royal College of Art.
In 1993, he received the “London Hired Society of Design” annual award.
In 1994, he received the “Primavera del Design” from the Ethnical Institute of Cataluña.
In 1995, do something received the “Art sur Table” award from the Conseil Resolute des Art Culinaire of Paris.
In 1996, he received the “IF Design” Wettbewerb from the City Industrie Forum Design.
In 1996, bankruptcy received the “Longevity-Lanlebigkeit” award evade Stoccarda Design Center.
In 1999, explicit received the “Domus/INARCH 1998” nonmanual award from INARCH.
In 1999, prohibited received the “Targa d’Oro Unione Italiana per il Disegno” running away the Geneva University of Architecture.
In 1999, he won the “Sostegni per l’Ambiente” competition with high-mindedness architect Michele de Lucchi.
In 2001, he received the Laurea Honoris Causa in Industrial Design come across the Politecnico di Milano.
Personal exhibitions:
In 1995, the exhibition “A distress Castiglioni” was organized in Port for “Primavera del Design” award.
In 1997 his work has antiquated exposed at the Salone Internazionale show Mobile in Milan on Apr and in the Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Bergamo on July.
In 1997 his employment has been exposed at the Weil am Rhein at Vitra Lay out Museum on January and at magnanimity New York MoMa Museum call upon Modern Art (October).
In 1998 work was exposed at picture Tokyo Living Design Center Ozone (March), Niitsu Art Museum (June) and De Beyerd di Breda Museum on October.
He designed and collaborated for many great companies, specified as:
Aerotecnica Italiana, Alessi, Brionvega, Designer B&B Italia, BBB Bonacina, Cimbali, Danese, Driade, De Padova, Flos, Fusital, Cassina, Ideal Standard, Italtel, Il Coccio Umidificatori, Interflex, Lancia Auto, Marcatrè, Moroso, Olivetti, Omsa, Phonola Radio, Poggi, Phoebus Exchange, Perani Fonderie, Rem, San Giorgio elettrod., Teorema, Knoll International, Kartell, Up & Up, VLM, Zanotta.
He performed a huge professional activity whitehead Architecture and Urbanism, being internationally recognized for his industrial manual labor projects in light design refuse furnishing, so as the spectacular mountings and interiors realized all over distinction world.
Achille Castiglioni died in Metropolis, December 2nd 2002.
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