Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Taraxacum

Achille Castiglioni (1918-2002) & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni (1913-1968)
 
Taraxacum
 
A resin and metal pendant light, the internal metal frame covered
with a sprayed resin coated shade.
Produced by Flos, Italy.
1960s.
 
Dimensions
Height : 65 cm (25.59 in.)
Diameter : 85 cm (33.46 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.
 
Italy: The New Domestic Landscape, MoMA, Edited by Emilio Ambasz, New York, 1972, p.71
 
 
Exhibition
 
Italy: The New Domestic Landscape, MoMA, New York, 1972.
 
 
Note
 
One lamp belonging to the collections of the Museum of Modern Art of New-York (Ref. 374.1963)
One lamp belonging to the collection of the Triennale of Milan.65
 
Price on request.