ANONIMA CASTELLI
This is a historic furniture manufacturer founded in Bologna, Italy in 1877. Initially, cabinet makers produced woodworking products, but in the mid-20th century, they began to innovate into metal furniture. The transparent folding chair "Plia" designed by Giancarlo Piretti in 1969 is still highly regarded as a modern design icon housed at MoMA, and is a masterpiece that combines transparent materials with the rationality of the folding mechanism. In addition, in collaboration with world-renowned designers such as Emilio Ambasz, FA-Porsche, and Enzo Mari, they produced many masterpieces in the 1970s and 1980s, and won several international design awards such as the Compasso d'Oro. After going bankrupt once, the company has now been revived under the current system owned by the Pavan family, and has been reborn as a brand that inherits tradition and innovation while also supporting the restoration culture by supplying recycled parts.