Milan's Fondazione Achille Castiglioni is at risk of closing. It has been 61 years since Achille Castiglioni set up his studio with brother Pier Giacomo in Milan's Piazza Castello 27. From the studio, the pair created some of the most recognised and beloved pieces of contemporary design, including several lighting designs for Flos (such as the iconic ‘Arco’) and inventive furniture such as the ‘Mezzadro’ and ‘Sella’ stool for Zanotta, respectively made from a humble tractor seat and bike saddle on a pole.
Since Castiglioni’s death in 2002, his daughter and son, Giovanna and Carlo, have taken over the studio, leaving its interiors as their father left them and transforming them into the Fondazione Achille Castiglioni, a space to preserve the architect’s work but also a museum for people to discover his illuminated design approach.
