Castiglioni brothers
Castiglioni brothers
The Castiglioni brothers rightly earned their place in the annals of great Italian design.
Legends of design history, during their long careers they left their mark and imprint on very different chapters of Italian history. Proof of their importance can be seen in their presence in design museums around the world and the many Compasso d’Oro prizes that they won.
Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni were born in Milan in 1918 and 1913. Together with brother Livio (1911-1979), they were closely dedicated to their design work from a young age, researching new forms, techniques and materials. As a partnership, Achille and Pier Giacomo designed objects for companies such as Kartell, Zanotta, FLOS, Bernini, Siemens and Knoll, among others. Their collaboration with Brionvega came about thanks to brother Livio, already a design consultant with the Brion company and also responsible for the Zanuso/Sapper duo’s involvement with the brand. The Castiglioni brothers designed a handful of objects for Brionvega in these years.
The fame and mythical status of one of these products, an icon of 20th century design, remains intact to this day.
Castiglioni brothers
Patricia Urquiola
Elena Salmistraro
Mario Bellini
Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper
Giulio Cappellini
Jasper Morrison
Nendo
Shiro Kuramata
Joe Colombo
BrogliatoTraverso
Ron Arad
Ross Lovegrove
Marc Thorpe
Todd Bracher
Nipa Doshi & Jonathan Levien
