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"Para & Ovio" Flute
1983 · Glass
6 7/8 × 2 in., 0.4 lb. (17.5 × 5.1 cm, 0.2 kg)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Achille Castiglioni
Italian, 1918–2002
WA-00026540
Sculpture
Representation
None documented
4
Institutional Exhibitions
32
Works in Collection
66
Assets Indexed
4
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
90%
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Authority Records (3)
Selected Institutional Exhibitions
View all exhibitions →No image
Italy: The New Domestic Landscape
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1972
No image
Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1970–1971
No image
Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1967–1968
No image
The Modern Movement in Italy: Architecture and Design
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1954
Field Verification (4 fields)
3 cross-verified · 1 single-source
- Birth yearWikidata P569· 92%✓
- Death yearWikidata P570· 92%✓
- NationalityWikidata P27· 92%✓
- BiographyWikipedia Api· 88%
Source Registry (2)
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
- WikidataTier 1 · Institutional92%
About
Why this artist matters now
Achille Castiglioni was an Italian architect and designer. He is known for his furniture, lighting, radiograms and other objects, many of which are considered icons of post-war Italian design. As a professor of design, he advised his students "If you are not curious, forget it. If you are not interested in others, what they do and how they act, then being a designer is not the right job for you."
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago
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Artworks (32)
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Artwork sources (6)
32 published of 55 catalogued · 39 with image
- MoMA23 publishedof 36 catalogued26 img
- The Met6 published
- Art Institute Chicago2 published2 img
- Victoria & Albert1 published1 img
- + 2 more sources · 10 catalogued, not yet published
Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 5)
5 entries · 1 sources
- 1956 · MoMA · 1 provMoMA·title
- 1955 · MoMA · 1 provMoMA·title
- 1970 · MoMA · 1 provMoMA·title
- 1951 · MoMA · 1 provMoMA·title
- 1957 · MoMA · 1 provMoMA·title
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5Institutional
Representation & Collections
In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
In collection
Victoria and Albert Museum
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