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Achille Castiglioni ((:aˈkille kastiʎˈʎoːni); February 26, 1918 Milan – December 2, 2002 Lierna) was a renowned Italian industrial designer. He was often inspired by everyday things and made use of ordinary materials.〔(Achille Castiglioni Biography, London Design Museum )〕 He preferred to use a minimal amount of materials to create forms with maximal effect. == Career == Achille Castiglioni was born in Milan and studied architecture at the Politecnico di Milano University and set up a design office in 1944 with his brothers, Livio Castiglioni and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni. In 1956, Castiglioni founded the Associazione per il Disegno Industriale (Association for Industrial Design, ADI).〔(Official Achille Castiglioni Biography )〕 Castiglioni taught for many years, first at the Politecnico di Torino. In 1969 and later he led a class in Industrial Design at the faculty of Architecture at Politecnico di Milano, teaching several thousand students. Castiglioni has exhibited his designs at every Milan Triennial since 1947 and has received seven Compasso d'Oro awards. Most of Castilglioni's products are design classics and are still in production under licence. The Museum of Modern Art has some of his most important designs in its permanent collection. Castiglioni buried in Lierna on Lake Como. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Achille Castiglioni」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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