De Padova presents A CASA CASTIGLIONI for Abitami

De Padova has supported, as the partner of Studio Museo Achille Castiglioni, the exhibition and research project entitled “A Casa Castiglioni”, held at the Abitami fair during the International Fair of the Home (Macef) from 8 to 11 September 2011 in Rho.

A real dwelling, furnished with products designed by the Castiglioni brothers; a theater for scenes of everyday life, where the actors are ready to directly interact with the objects and the visitors. Giovanna Castiglioni will narrate, in a dynamic, interactive way, some of the pieces that have made design history.

The form-function of the objects indicates their correct positioning in the domestic environment, self-designed, case by case. The workshop-installation tells the story, in the most immediate way possible, of how design according to the Castiglioni brothers was intended first of all to respond to the functional needs of everyday life. Projects are brought back to life in a continuous cycle, without a style or a pre-set schedule. They are free to enter “A Casa Castiglioni”, challenging and perhaps reawakening our curiosity, posing questions.

Design is precisely this: to supply answers to problems.

This is an excellent opportunity to see the interaction of different objects-projects by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, or by Achille with other collaborators, created over a long span of time. In the same exhibition space visitors can observe objects that are no longer in production, prototypes and projects created with leading historic firms with which the Castiglioni brothers worked. The design pieces created by Achille Castiglioni for De Padova included in the installation are the Scrittarello, a masterpiece of lightness, and the complements Mate and Mini-Mate, a synthesis of simplicity.

A CASA CASTIGLIONI, 8/11 September 2011 Fiera Rho Milano. Curated by Giovanna Castiglioni Studio Museo Achille Castiglioni