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Da Pozzo: Achille e Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, a 95‑page Italian softcover with flaps, 1st edition (2025), in excellent condition.
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Cecilia Da Pozzo: Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni – Milan, Masters of Architecture and Design curated by Marianna Guernieri - RCS 2025.
in quarto format, 26 x 28.5 cm., softcover with flaps, 95 pages, fully illustrated in color, excellent condition, intact cover, binding firmly attached, interior pages clean with no creases or stains, a perfect collectible copy.
Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni were a renowned duo of Italian architects and designers, pioneers of modern industrial design. They began collaborating from the 1940s, developing an innovative design approach that fused functionality, experimentation, irony and the search for new technologies and materials. The brothers began collaborating in 1940 (initially with brother Livio), focusing on experimentation in industrial design and on urban planning and architecture, creating iconic projects that shaped the history of Italian design.
Their works, often characterized by an almost surrealist and dadaist approach in the use of forms and functions, are exhibited in museums worldwide, including MoMA in New York and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The Arc Lamp, designed in 1962 for Flos, is perhaps their most famous creation, inspired by street lamps to illuminate a table without a fixed ceiling light point. Its 65 kg marble base and stainless steel telescopic stem make it a masterpiece of functional design. The Parentesi Lamp, produced by Flos and awarded the Compasso d'Oro, is another example of revolutionary design. They collaborated with leading brands such as Flos, Zanotta, Alessi, Kartell, Siemens and Poltrona Frau, creating mass-produced objects.
Installations Besides product design, they curated numerous exhibition installations, which Achille considered a fundamental opportunity to test design intentions and study the relationship with the public. They received numerous recognitions, including nine Compassi d'Oro for Achille Castiglioni, and several medals and Grand Prizes at the Milan Triennale for Pier Giacomo.
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Cecilia Da Pozzo: Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni – Milan, Masters of Architecture and Design curated by Marianna Guernieri - RCS 2025.
in quarto format, 26 x 28.5 cm., softcover with flaps, 95 pages, fully illustrated in color, excellent condition, intact cover, binding firmly attached, interior pages clean with no creases or stains, a perfect collectible copy.
Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni were a renowned duo of Italian architects and designers, pioneers of modern industrial design. They began collaborating from the 1940s, developing an innovative design approach that fused functionality, experimentation, irony and the search for new technologies and materials. The brothers began collaborating in 1940 (initially with brother Livio), focusing on experimentation in industrial design and on urban planning and architecture, creating iconic projects that shaped the history of Italian design.
Their works, often characterized by an almost surrealist and dadaist approach in the use of forms and functions, are exhibited in museums worldwide, including MoMA in New York and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The Arc Lamp, designed in 1962 for Flos, is perhaps their most famous creation, inspired by street lamps to illuminate a table without a fixed ceiling light point. Its 65 kg marble base and stainless steel telescopic stem make it a masterpiece of functional design. The Parentesi Lamp, produced by Flos and awarded the Compasso d'Oro, is another example of revolutionary design. They collaborated with leading brands such as Flos, Zanotta, Alessi, Kartell, Siemens and Poltrona Frau, creating mass-produced objects.
Installations Besides product design, they curated numerous exhibition installations, which Achille considered a fundamental opportunity to test design intentions and study the relationship with the public. They received numerous recognitions, including nine Compassi d'Oro for Achille Castiglioni, and several medals and Grand Prizes at the Milan Triennale for Pier Giacomo.
Careful protective packaging, fast and tracked shipping.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Applied art, Architecture
Book title
Achille e Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Author/ Illustrator
Da Pozzo
Condition
As new
Publication year oldest item
2025
Edition
1st Edition
Language
Italian
Original language
Yes
Binding/ Material
Softback
Number of pages
95
