Achille Castiglioni

Achille Castiglioni was born in Milan on 16 February 1918 and graduated in Architecture in 1944. Since 1940 he has been experimenting with industrial products together with his brothers Livio (1911-1979) and Pier Giacomo (1913-1968). After graduating in Architecture in 1944, he started a research activity on new forms, techniques and materials, aiming at the realization of an integral design process. In 1969 he obtained the Libera Docenza in "Artistic Design for Industry" from the Ministry of Education and held the chair at the Faculty of Architecture in Turin until 1980 and then in Milan as full professor of "Industrial Design" until 1993. He has carried out experiments and researches in the realization of exhibitions (Triennale di Milano, Montecatini, Agip, Rai) since 1950.
In 1956 he was one of the founders of ADI and 14 of his works are exhibited at MoMA in New York.