Artist Monograph

Achille Castiglioni, Italian

Italian, 1918–2002

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	14	77.8%
Sculpture	4	22.2%

Production by Decade

4

1950s

6

1960s

7

1970s

1

1980s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	5	29.4%
Medium (30–100 cm)	9	52.9%
Large (1–3 m)	3	17.6%

Range: 4.6 cm → 241.6 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1958	1
1963	2
1970	1
1972	2
1985	1
1987	1
1990	1
1994	1
1997	4
2000	1
2008	1
2012	1
2018	1

Italian Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 18 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Tubino Lamp Design Acc. 1423.2000	1951	Aluminum and enamaled steel	28 x 10 x 12" (71.1 x 25.4 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Rolf Fehlbaum Purchase Fund
Luminator Floor Lamp Design Acc. 232.1994	1955	Enameled steel	72 x 21 x 17 1/2" (182.9 x 53.3 x 44.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Purchase
Spalter Electric Vacuum Cleaner Design Acc. 1603.2000	1956	Plastic, leather, felt, and metal	15 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 5 7/8" (38.8 x 14.6 x 15 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Mezzadro Seat Design Acc. 468.1972	1957	Tractor seat, steel, and beech wood	20 1/4 x 19 1/2 x 20 1/4" (51.4 x 49.5 x 51.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Model 47 HS radio Design Acc. 1250.2018	1960s	Painted wood and mesh fabric	6 9/16 × 10 5/16 × 5 3/16" (16.7 × 26.2 × 13.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the George R. Kravis II Collection
Taraxacum Hanging Lamp Design Acc. 374.1963	1960	Spun fiberglass and metal	25 5/8 x 27 1/2" (65.1 x 69.8cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 69.80 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Greta Daniel Design Fund
Viscontea Hanging Lamp Design Acc. 373.1963	1960	Spun fiberglass and metal	19 1/8 x 27 1/2" (48.5 x 69.8cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 69.80 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Greta Daniel Design Fund
Arco Floor Lamp Design Acc. 65.1990	1962	Marble and stainless steel	(maximum): 95 1/8 x 84 x 12 1/4" (241.6 x 213.4 x 31.1 cm) (minimum): 95 1/8 x 81 1/2 x 12 1/4" (241.6 x 207 x 31.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Toio Floor Lamp Design Acc. 459.1970	1962	Steel and nickle-plated brass	max h. 7'1" x 7 3/4" x 8 1/4" (max h. 215.9 x 19.7 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Snoopy lamp Design Acc. 20.2008	1967	Enameled metal and marble	14 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 14 1/2" (36.9 x 39.4 x 36.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Parentesi Lamp Design Acc. 449.1987	1970	Rubber, stainless steel, and cast-iron	23 x 5 1/4" (58.4 x 13.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Atelier International, Ltd.
Primate Kneeling Stool Design Acc. 469.1972	c. 1970	Baydur and polystyrene plastics, vinyl, polyurethane foam, and steel	18 3/4 x 18 1/2 x 31 1/8" (47.6 x 47 x 79.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Spirale Ashtray (7690) Design Acc. 16.1997.1	1970	Stainless steel	1 13/16 x 4 7/8" (4.6 x 12.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 12.38 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Spirale Ashtray (7690) Design Acc. 16.1997.2	1970	Stainless steel	2 3/4 x 6" (7 x 15.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 15.24 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Spirale Ashtray (7690) Design Acc. 16.1997.1-2	1970	Stainless steel	.1a (ashtray): 1 13/16 x 4 7/8" (4.6 x 12.4 cm) .2 (ashtray): 2 3/4 x 6" (7 x 15.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 12.38 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
"Lampadina" Table/Wall Lamps Design Acc. 158.2012.1-2	c. 1971	Aluminum, plastic and bulbs	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Architecture & Design Purchase Fund
Frisbi Hanging Lamp Design Acc. 356.1985	1978	Plexiglass, plastic, steel, and polished chrome	28 1/2 x 23 5/8" (72.4 x 60 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 60.01 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Atelier International, Ltd.
Dry Mocha Spoon (94180/9) Design Acc. 17.1997.1-3	1981	Stainless steel	4 1/4 x 3/4" (10.8 x 1.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer