Achille Castiglioni for Flos.

ACHILLE CASTIGLIONI (Milan, 1918 - 2002) for FLOS.
Table lamp "Aoy".
Glass.
It has slight pitting on the edge.
It has a label.
Measurements: 60 x 30,5 x 30,5 cm.
AOY table lamp designed by Achille Castiglioni and manufactured by the Italian firm of Flos. It presents a cylindrical body design made in cristral.
Italian architect and industrial designer, considered one of the founding fathers of design in Italy, Achille Castiglioni was educated at the Politecnico di Milano. In 1944 he completed his studies and joined the studio formed by his brothers Pier Giacomo and Livio. Finally, in 1952 Livio left the group to continue his career independently. Until Pier Giacomo's early death in 1968, the two brothers collaborated on numerous designs. Achille was a professor at the Politecnico di Torino and at the Politecnico di Architettura e Design Industriale di Milano, where he supervised the thesis of the Asturian designer Patricia Urquiola. Throughout his career he has been awarded important prizes, such as the Disseny de Barcelona in 1993. His work is currently represented in leading museums such as the MoMA in New York.