achille castiglioni

right: achille castiglioni left: ‘taraxacum’, hanging lamp 1988 for flos

achille castiglioni (1918 – 2002) was born february 16, 1918 in milan. in 1944 he graduated in architecture from the milan politecnico, and in 1947 he began working with his older brothers pier giacomo (1913-1968) and livio (1911-1979). he participated in the organization of the triennale in milan and exhibited at almost every milan triennale since 1947.