Metalarte – Spanish Lighting Firm
2022-08-15
Metalarte, a Spanish lighting company owned by the Riera family, has a rich history in producing avant-garde lighting since the 1960s.Read More →
Artifort Dutch Furniture Manufacturer
2022-07-21
Artifort, a Dutch furniture manufacturer based in Maastricht, collaborates with various designers, notably Khodi Feiz, offering customizable furniture like the Figura Sofa and Balance Tables.Read More →
Artemide Italian Lighting Company
2022-07-19
Otto Zapf German Product and Furniture Designer
2022-07-15
Otto Zapf has created an essential system of furniture designs. Including the Zapf Office System by Knoll and 7500 workstations by Pacific Telesis. He and Dieter Rams designed their first furniture in the 1960s and 1970s.Read More →
Barbini Glasswork Italian Glass Manufacturers
2022-07-02
Alfredo Barbini, a descendant of glassmakers from the early 15th century, studied at Abate Zanetti (design school at Murano glass museum) from age ten; in 1930, began studying at Cristalleria, Murano, becoming a maestro; became primo maestro at Martinuzzi and Zecchin; worked with Cenedese in the late 1940sRead More →
Louis Poulsen Danish Lighting Manufacturer
2022-01-01
Louis Poulsen, a Danish lighting company founded in 1874, emphasizes function in design, reflecting natural light and collaborating with contemporary designers to innovate timeless aesthetics.Read More →
Tecno Italian Furniture Manufacturer
2022-01-01
Tecno an innovative Italian furniture manufacturer was founded By Osvaldo Borsani and Fulgenzio Borsani. The operation had evolved from Atelier Varedo, the workshop of the father in Varedo, and the subsequent small firm Arredamento Borsani. Among other models, it produced Osvaldo Borsani. Among other models, it produced Osvaldo’ Borsani’s successful 1953 p40 chair and 1953 D70.Read More →
Derby Silver Company an American Silversmith
2021-11-29
Derby Silver Company, founded in 1873 in Connecticut, specialized in silver-plated hollowware and became part of International Silver Company in 1898, closing in 1933.Read More →
Fiskars – Oldest Industrial Company in Finland
2021-11-27
Fiskars – Oldest Industrial Company in Finland. It was formed in 1649. Fiskars can be traced back to Peter Thorwéste’s ironworks. READ MORERead More →
Dino Gavina (1922 – 2007) Italian Furniture Entrepreneur
2021-11-25
He founded the firm Gavina in Foligno in 1960 as a subsidiary of his Dino Gavina company. Architect-designer Carlo Scarpa was appointed its titular president. The designs of Franco Albini and the earlier 1920s models of Marcel Breuer were reproduced. Breuer’s 1928 B32 chair, renamed Cesca (after Breuer’s daughter Francesca), became highly successful in mass production and was followed by the reissue of the 1925 Wassily chair, 1924 Laccio tables, 1935 bentwood chaise, and 1955 Canaan desk.Read More →