Lungangolo
Castiglioni is said to ponder a lot on lost
space. Empty inches and square meters that could be filled with beautiful
design—but for some reason just never were. Due to this thinking he did many
designs intended specifically for the corners of the home. Lungangolo is one of
those. Lungangolo is a multi-use piece of furniture originally produced by
Bernini. The frame is made of four slender pillars with square cross-sec-tions
in between to support the square shelves placed in various heights. The
structure is strengthened by a drawer and a side piece. The position of the
drawer and elimination of part of the support meant it had to be manufactured
in two versions—to work for both left and right handed.
Dimensions:
H: 225cm
W/D: 36cm
Material:
Oak, oak
veneer
Finish:
Oiled oak
or black oiled smoked oak
Versions:
Lungangolo
left handed
Lungangolo right handed
About Designer | |
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Achille Castiglioni |
He was born in Milan in 1918. As early as 1940 he dedicated himself to testing industrial production with brothers Livio (1911-1979) and Pier Giacomo (1913-1968). After graduating in architecture in 1944, he began research into shapes, techniques and new materials, aimed at developing an integral design process. He was one of the founders of ADI in 1956. 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). 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 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). |