Achille Castiglioni
Achille Castiglioni studied architecture at the Milan Polytechnic, graduating in 1944. Alongside his studies, he worked with his two brothers Livio (1911-1979) and Pier Giacomo (1913-1968) in their design studio in Milan. There, he began to experiment with shape, technique and new materials, resulting in a new process of integrated conception. Together, the Castiglioni brothers developed a new creative process following the rationalist principle ‘‘where you could not do less’’ – the search for the most minimalist form closely linked with the primary functions of the object in its simplest state...
