a new book on achille castiglioni by paola antonelli and steven guarnaccia ........................................................................................................................

......................... shop .................. competitions .............. education ................ interviews ................... snapshots ................... history .......... contemporary achille castiglioni: design!

was the title of an exhibition at the moma (museum of modern art) in new york in 1997. the concept was developed by paola antonelli, curator of the museum's department of architecture and design. only few people really enjoy reading exhibition wall texts, to catch people's attention she prefered to use images, the most universal of all languages, instead of much-dreaded curatorial texts. so she called her friend steven guarnaccia, illustrator and designer, to draw a picture for almost each of the 120 objects on show. his witty illustrations condensed in a few knowing lines the design story behind each object. here is a preview of a book document edited by corraini editori, december 2000. images courtesy corraini editori http://www.corraini.com sleek mayonnaise spoon, 1962 conceived as a promotional object for 'kraft' by achille and pier giacomo castiglioni production 'alessi' 1996 http://www.alessi.com --- 'mate', removable tray with foldable stool base, 1992 achille castiglioni production depadova http://www.depadova.it --- 'ginevra', folding armchair, 1965 a 'thonet'-chair re-designed for the show 'la casa abitata' by achille and pier giacomo castiglioni produced by BBB bbbonacina, 1979 (out of production) --- 'toio' lamp, 1962 ready-made object by achille and pier giacomo castiglioni, produced by flos http://www.flos.com ---

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