Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Viscontea

Achille Castiglioni (1918-2002) & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni (1913-1968)
 
Viscontea
 
A resin and metal pendant light, the internal metal frame covered
with a sprayed resin coated shade.
Produced by Flos, Italy.
1960s.
 
Dimensions
Height : 52 cm ( 20.47 in.)
Diameter : 67 cm (26.37 in.)
 
 
Literature
Domus n°373, December 1960, p.129
 
Domus n°411, February 1964, p.23
 
Ottagono n°2, July 1966, p.17
 
Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio 1950/1980, Arnaldo Mondadori Editore, Milano, 1985, p.162
 
Sergio Polano, Achille Castiglioni, Pall Mall, 2012, p.176-177
 
Charlotte & Peter Fiell, 1000 Lights, Taschen, 2015, p.349.
 
 
Note
This model was part of the New York exhibition « Achille Castiglioni : Design ! », Oct16, 1997-Jan6, 1998, Museum of Modern Art of New-York.
One lamp belonging to the collections of the Museum of Modern Art of New-York (Ref. 373.1963)
 
SOLD