The exhibition ‘Achille Castiglioni and brothers. Master of Italian Design’, curated by Mara Servetto and Ico Migliore, running in Seoul until April 26, 2020, shows how several design icons were born
The exhibition ‘Achille Castiglioni and brothers. Master of Italian Design’, opened last January 17 at the Hangaram Art Museum in the Seoul Arts Center (South Korea), will be on show until April 26, 2020. Curated by Migliore + Servetto Architects, the exhibition has the patronage of the Embassy of Italy in South Korea and support of the Italian Cultural Institute in Seoul.
On a 1,000 sq m area, the exhibition explores private and professional aspects of the life of Achille Castiglioni and his brothers Livio and Pier Giacomo. Moreover, it draws a parallel between the life of the family and their practice, on the one side, and the cultural dynamics that characterized Italy during those years, on the other.
Milanese design in the ’50s
The exhibition, divided into sections, begins with a reconstruction of studio Castiglioni on Piazza Castello, in Milan, introducing the Milanese context of the ’50s. From that world, constantly evolving and developing, the Castiglioni brothers drew inspiration and images. Now a historic house museum, managed by Fondazione Castiglioni, Achille Castiglioni’s studio has become an unmissable destination for all design enthusiasts.
Continuing the visit, a large cabinet of curiosities illustrates the creative process of the Castiglioni brothers in the area of design and installations. There, it is possible to see several applications of this creative process, such as ready-made, or the combination of form and function. At the end of the exhibition path, we find the objects designed by the brothers, real industrial design masterpieces, including icons such as the Arco lamp for Flos (1962), and many other furnishings.
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Ico Migliore and Mara Servetto, pupils of Achille Castiglioni at Politecnico di Torino, and, later, his collaborators at Politecnico di Milano, are the curators and designers of the exhibition. Over several years of work with the Master, they were able to know him better, and now they share their experience with this exhibition.
The exhibition is promoted in collaboration with Fondazione Achille Castiglioni, which operates in Milan thanks to his heirs, preserving the memory of the architects thanks to several initiatives. [Text Laura Galimberti]
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