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THE DESIGNERS
ACHILLE CASTIGLIONI was born in Milan in 1918 and
graduated with a degree in architecture in 1944.
As early as 1940 he dedicated himself to testing industrial
production with brothers Livio (1911-1979) and Pier
Giacomo (1913-1968).
After graduating, he began research into shapes,
techniques and new materials, aimed at developing an
integral design process.
In 1969, he was authorized by the Ministry of Education
to teach "Artistic Design for Industry" and was a professor
at Turin´s Faculty of Architecture until 1980 and then
professor of "Industrial Design" in Milan until 1993.
Since 1950 he has worked in the area of testing and
research into outfittings and presentations for exhibitions
(Triennale di Milano, Montecatini, Agip, Rai) He was one of
the founders of ADI in 1956. MoMA in New York features
14 of his works. Other works can be found at: Victoria
and Albert Museum (London), Kunstgewerbe Museum
(Zurich), Staatliches Museum fur Angewandte Kunst
(Munich), Museo del Design (Prato), Uneleckoprumyslove
Prague Museum, Israel Museum (Jerusalem), The Denver
Art Museum, Vitra Design Museum (Weil am Rhein),
Angewandte Kunst Museum (Hamburg and Cologne). He
has been awarded 9 Compasso d´Oro.
He staged a one-man show between 1984 and 1986
organized by the Museum fur Angewandte Kunst
(Vienna), then at Akademie der Kunst (Berlin), Triennale
di Milano (Milan), Kunstgewerbe Museum (Zurich), Haags
Gemeentemuseum (the Hague), Circulo de Bellas Artes
(Madrid) and at the Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris).
1985: Honorary Member of the "Committee of Advisors"
at Art Center College of Design (Pasadena, California and
Montreaux, Switzerland). 1986: Honorary Member of the
Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry, Royal Society of
Art (London).
1987: Honorary Degree from the Royal College of Art
(London). 1993: Annual award from "The Chartered Society
of Designers" (London). 1994: "Primavera del Design"
Award from the Department of Culture (Catalonia). 1995:
"Art sur Table" Award from the Conseil National des Art
Culinaire (Paris). 1996: "IF Design Wettbewerb" Award
from Industrie Forum Design (Hanover). 1996: "Longevity-
Langlebigkeit" Award from Design Center (Stuttgart). 1999:
"Domus/INARCH 1998 Award" alla carriera from INARCH.
1999: "Targa d´Oro Unione Italiana per il Disegno" Award
from the Faculty of Architecture of Genoa. 1999 : Wins
the Enel "Sostegni per l´Ambiente" competition together
with architect Michele De Lucchi. Achille Castiglioni died
in 2002.
PIER GIACOMO CASTIGLIONI was born in Milan in 1913.
He graduated from the department of Architecture at Milan
Polytechnic in 1937.
He began working with his younger brother Achille,
immediately after the war, directing his interests toward
urban planning, architecture and design in a multivarious
and intense professional enterprise, contributing actively
to international cultural life by participating in numerous
conferences and round tables, most of them focused on
industrial design. He is known, with his brother, throughout
the world for their designs for lighting fixtures and
furniture. In 1956, he was among the founding members
of the A.D.I. (Industrial Design Association).
His expertise and interests led him into the field of
teaching; Pier Giacomo was professor of Architectural
Composition at Milan Polytechnic until he died in 1968.
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Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
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