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Alessi Fish Fork Dry - 4180/17 - by Achille Castiglioni
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Achille Castiglioni
Born in Milan in the year 1918, Achille Castiglioni was an Italian industrial designer.
His inspiration often came from everyday things combined with unusual materials. He often kept his designs minimal in terms of materials to create maximum effect.
In the year 1944 after graduating, Achille Castiglioni began working with his brothers Livio and Pier Giacomo as an architect and designer. One of the great masters of Italian design, Achille founded the ‘Associazione per il Disegno Industriale’, or Association for Industrial Design, in the year 1956.
The grand master of Italian design died in the year 2002. Despite his death, Achille Castiglioni's creations have continued to be exhibited at the Triennale every year since 1947. He has also been awarded the Compasso d'Oro no less than eight times. Most of Castiglioni's creations can be seen as true design classics, some of which are still produced today. A good example is the timeless Alessi Dry cutlery. Also, the Museum of Modern Arts still displays some of his works in permanent collections.
All of Achille Castiglioni's activities can therefore be briefly described as a mix of simplicity, irony and fun. He also showed a great interest in the way objects are used, in the potential offered by technology and in the use of new materials.
