Achille Castiglioni He was born in Milan in 1918 and graduated with a degree in architecture in 1944.
    As early as 1940 he dedicated himself to testing industrial production with brothers Livio (1911-1979) and Pier Giacomo (1913-1968).After graduating, he began research into shapes, techniques and new materials, aimed at developing an integral design process.
    In 1969, he was authorized by the Ministry of Education to teach "Artistic Design for Industry" and was a professor at Turin�s Faculty of Architecture until 1980 and then professor of "Industrial Design " in Milan until 1993
   Since 1950 he has worked in the area of testing and research into outfittings and presentations for exhibitions (Triennale di Milano, Montecatini, Agip, Rai)
   He was one of the founders of ADI in 1956.
   MoMA in New York features 14 of his works.Other works can be found at:Victoria and Albert Museum (London), Kunstgewerbe Museum (Zurich), Staatliches Museum fur Angewandte Kunst (Munich), Museo del Design (Prato), Uneleckoprumyslove Prague Museum, Israel Museum (Jerusalem), The Denver Art Museum, Vitra Design Museum (Weil am Rhein), Angewandte Kunst Museum (Hamburg and Cologne).