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Product Identifiers

PublisherPall Mall Press

ISBN-101780750021

ISBN-139781780750026

eBay Product ID (ePID)112978962

Product Key Features

Book TitleAchille Castiglioni

Number of Pages480 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHistory & Criticism, Furniture

Publication Year2012

IllustratorYes

GenreDesign

AuthorSergio Polano

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.8 in

Item Weight94.6 Oz

Item Length11 in

Item Width9.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2012-374697

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromPreschool

Dewey Decimal745.4492

Grade ToCollege Graduate Student

SynopsisFirst comprehensive study of the work of Italian designer Achille Castiglioni (1918-2002) regarded as one of the greatest designers of the twentieth century. This richly-illustrated survey includes a complete catalogue of his works 1938-2000 spanning architecture, exhibition, interior and product design. An introductory essay discusses Castiglioni's long career including his important collaborations with his brothers Pier Giacomo (d.1968) and Livio (d.1979), and discusses important projects such as the Parentesi adjustable lamp., Achille Castiglioni (1918 - 2002) was one of the most important and prolific designers of the twentieth century. This comprehensive monograph is the only detailed study of his remarkable career and includes a catalogue of his complete works from 1938 - 2000 spanning architecture and exhibition, interior and product design. An essay by Sergio Polano describes Castiglioni's important collaborations with his brothers Livio and Pier Giacomo and discusses his diverse range of projects including the spatial design work that dominated his early career as well as his later, better known product designs. Castiglioni's work is celebrated for its combination of technical innovation with an aesthetically-pleasing form, as demonstrated in his elegant Luminator floor lamp for Gilardi & Barzaghi (1955) and the distinctive Frisbi hanging light for Flos (1978). His designs also demonstrated wit - the 'readymade' furniture designs created with Pier Giacomo in 1957 incorporated tractor and bicycle seats into new stools. He created hundreds of pieces of furniture, lighting and products for a distinguished client list including Kartell, Knoll, Zanotta, Alessi and Siemens. With more than 800 photographs and drawings, this monograph does full justice to his designs, which won eight prestigious Compasso d'Oro prizes.

LC Classification NumberNK1452.Z9C372 2012