He isn’t a life mentor, but he daily spreads important messages through his work.
Passionate and meticulous, Maurizio Riva takes care of his products from the first to the last stage of manufacture. Born in 1954, the president of the Riva 1920, puts his soul into every inch of his company, where he himself makes sure that everything works and is in place.
We meet him at Riva Center in Cantù, in the province of Como, surrounded by the scent of wood and “order”, which is a key word for him.
The Riva Center
Showroom
The showroom covers 1,200 smq Among the most striking pieces is the “Draft Horse: Peace and Hope,” more than three meters tall and made for Expo in 2015.
In addition to solid wood pieces from the Riva 1920 collections, you can admire the so-called “Workers’ Bicycles”, a private collection, purchased by Maurizio Riva himself, dating back to the early 1900s.
Pangea Lab
The Pangea Lab is located on the top floor of the Riva Center. Designed as a multifunctional space, this is where the Company organizes his training events and conferences.
Inside, you can see the Pangea Table designed by Michele de Lucchi for Expo 2015.
The table is inspired by the continent Pangea, which originally included all the land surface.
Also located along the walls is a xylotheque, which contains about 900 different woods from around the world.
Wood Museum
The Wood Museum houses a collection of machines and tools that is unique in Europe. The pieces on display are, in fact, more than 5,000.
Standing out above them all, is the Antico table with an iron base designed by Renzo Piano.
This table is 12 m long and is made of 48000-year-old Kauri wood from New Zealand.
Leaving his building, we feel that this special carpenter and his story left a mark on us too. We come back home, after visiting the entire Showroom, the Production Units, the exclusive Wood Museum and sitting at the Pangea Table, created for Expo 2015.
We bring with us the honor of having walked among millennial woods and the awareness that, whatever happens, we’ll get up just like the spinning top.
Thanks to Cinzia Porro, Marketing and Communication Manager at Riva 1920.
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Ability, persistence and enthusiasm. MisuraEmme could be described with these three words.
The company, located in Italy, in Mariano Comense (CO), was founded in 1902 by Giovanni Mascheroni. Today it has a factory of 35,000 m2.
However, we asked manager Ottaviano Borgonovo to tell us something more about this company.
Born in 1987, since 2014, Ottaviano is passionately dedicated to the commercial and marketing aspects of the family business, demonstrating great competence and professionalism.
About 10 years at the head of the Company: which developments have you noticed over this period?
“As first, I have seen the evolution of many international markets in the furniture industry, which have become strategic to its success. This is why, we wanted the company to become more and more international, in order to adapt to the requirements of foreign markets, different from those of the Italian market.
A further consequence of the decision to invest in foreign markets was the reinforcement of the quality and international design of the products. We’ve also decided to invest more in raw material technology and in the industrial process.
As a result of these choices, sales have reversed from 80% in the Italian market to less than 20% in 2022.”
Customizing the product according to the individual’s needs is one of the strengths of MisuraEmme. What are the differences between Italian and international customers? Do needs change based on geography?
“Definitely. It’s not a secret that there are countries with a taste for minimal, such as northern Europe, while those of the Middle East prefer a sumptuous aesthetic, with a prevalence of bronzed metals and marble. Quite the opposite, the United States is focused on wood. However, each country has its own specific taste.
Anyway, a trend in the luxury market is developing recently, with an international taste that unites all geographical areas and combines elements of different styles.
But another significant difference between customer types concerns the way the market is conceived: design, in fact, plays a role of primary importance in the international arena, compared to the simple production of the product. The sale of a project is much more important than the sale of the product itself.”
In 2003, MisuraEmme was awarded the Acquaver label for the use of environmentally friendly painting systems. How attentive is today’s customer to the green theme?
“The green theme is becoming more and more relevant for all markets. In fact, the appreciation for using eco-sustainable materials and industrial solutions with a lower environmental impact is increasing.
Moreover, consumer awareness has increased not only towards the product, but also towards the sustainable attitude of the company that produces it.
Being a green company not only means using materials and solutions with a lower environmental impact, but also adopting a respectful approach to the environment in the daily management of the company itself.
In other words we want sustainability to be a theme in all areas of the company’s work.”
Salone del Mobile.Milano 2023: what’s new at MisuraEmme?
“This year we brought two new boiserie systems to the Salone del Mobile: Puzzle and Palo Alto Wall. We designed these two systems to be integrated with all the day and night equipment and the finishes are completely customizable. So we have a range of furniture solutions that are potentially infinite and widely customizable, which is the quintessence of the sartorial attitude of MisuraEmme.”
Puzzle
Designed by CR&S MisuraEmme
Puzzle is an equipped and modular boiserie system for wall coverings, which includes a series of completely integrated elements: wooden containers, glass cases and shelves.
The idea starts from the concept of evolution of the composition, thanks to wall coverings that can be equipped with dedicated elements, which can be used both in the living area and in the sleeping area.
It consists of a system of uprights and transoms in aluminum to be fixed to the wall and a series of frame panels.
Puzzle is available in different finishes: wood, concrete, straw or thermoformed melamine.
Palo Alto Wall
Designed by Gianni Borgonovo
Palo Alto Wall is the wooden boiserie system which becomes the distinctive element of an exclusive and functional sleeping area, with the elegance of the unmistakable MisuraEmme style.
It is a floor-to-ceiling wall covering, which can be fully integrated with the Palo Alto Free and Palo Alto I-Box walk-in closet systems, which opens up an infinite range of furnishing possibilities, providing the designer with various opportunities.
Special tip: the prestige of wood and glass can be further enhanced by installing exclusive LED lights, thanks to the electrified rack structure.
In your opinion, which is the secret of MisuraEmme’s success?
“Certainly, the ability to understand customer needs and intercept market trends. The collaboration with architects of international caliber has also contributed to the success. Last but not least, the strategic vision and the belief of my family, which over the generations has always enthusiastically supported all the innovations in research and innovation in design and product.”
How do you imagine the future of the Company? What is your vision of MisuraEmme?
“The evolution will be crucial to face an increasingly competitive market.
Because of the presence of foreign industrial companies in the furniture sector, we should be able to intercept the needs of a market that is moving towards a demand for life style, as well as product, in order to compete internationally. To consolidate our presence in the most emerging markets, we’ll then face a series of international investments.
Finally, it will be essential to implement the latest technological innovations that in these years are revolutionizing the world of communication and beyond.”
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Family, projects, business, design, achievements and happiness are the topics of the interview with our Managing Director Filippo Salbini carried out by Love Happens, the magazine of the KOKET brand.
Filippo Salbini and KOKET
We at Salbini collaborate closely with KOKET and with the other brands of the Covet Group, which is one of our premium partners.
Love Happens is the luxury lifestyle magazine born from the minds behind luxury home decor brand KOKET, offered online and through a bi-annual print edition.
LH celebrates all things beautiful and iconic, aiming to provide not only information, but also an emotional response to readers.
The interview with our Managing Director Filippo Salbini makes us very proud!
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Esadesign was born from the will and intuition of its founders to express their passion for glass through design.
We talked about it with Luna Pavone, one of the founders and company manager.
“Passion supported by several years of experience for a raw material with a unique charm that they find in its malleability but at the same time resistance.”
The roots of Esadesign are deep and linked to the territory of Monza and Brianza, in Lombardy, where craftsmanship and tradition come together to give life to the typical excellence of Made in Italy.
Corporate values of Esadesign
“Human value is certainly what we are closest to, it is a precious and indispensable contribution in all phases of the production processes.”
Another no less important value is the protection of the environment, that brings Esadesign to improve every day with the aim of achieving ever better sustainability standards.
What is the essential element in the design of a mirror?
“An essential element in a design mirror is the awareness of having to satisfy a need. Aesthetics in design will always have to meet functionality.”
Which collection are you most attached to and why?
“It’s difficult to answer, each collection brings with it elements and experiences that do not fade but remain and contribute to a personal and intellectual enrichment.”
Specular Collection
Specular comes to life thanks to the will of creating mirrors of absolute excellence gathering a secular tradition in glass processing.
The “Specular” collection is characterized by luxury finishes and contemporary lines. It has an incredible ability to adapt to different contexts thanks to its sinuous and seductive lines.
Can Esadesign also make customized mirrors?
Esadesign can make customized mirrors evaluating the needs of the customer.
Italy and Australia
“A professional synergy and a bond of mutual esteem and trust. A bond born thanks to the appreciation of the Italian tradition in this sector and the opening of Australian culture towards the aesthetics and lines of Italian design and beyond.”
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Vener was born in 1969 and is distinguished by a particular aspect: customized furniture. We had the opportunity to interview the president Giovanni Vener.
For more than twenty years, in Valbrona, in the province of Como, Giovanni Vener has been involved in the production of mechanical products in the family business.
Giovanni Vener photographed by Giorgio Lorini.
“We often supplied carpentry workshops with metal frames for the creation of handcrafted furniture.”
It all started with a manufacturing scrap: an aluminum sheet to be scrapped. Giovanni Vener conceives metal as a plastic mass: thus he transforms a piece of aluminum into a panel that anticipates the furnishing elements, typical of creative recycling.
“I have always loved the scent and texture of raw materials, heating and shaping iron following my imagination has always fascinated me and, as in many success stories, mine too started with a very simple request.”
Why did Giovanni Vener choose this career?
We asked Giovanni Vener why he chose this career.
“The reason for my willingness to now devote most of my day to this activity is simple, here I am I feel alive, here I find my identity as a human being in harmony with my surroundings. I create as if I were making each item to give it t”o a friend with my heart.”
Materials
Vener uses only natural raw materials of great quality: solid wood, metal, stone and glass. Few materials, handcrafted, joined without the use of chemicals, combined in innovative way: there is no use of glue or acrylic paints.
The wood mostly comes from Como lands, smoothed to reach a surprising velvet effect preserving its natural shades or used exactly as it is, as in the case of logs used as table base.
Stone used is the marble of the Lombard valleys, a material that offers great stability and versatility, allowing different processes for each project.
The metal is skillfully treated, with a complete technical know-how to obtain surprising effects of brightness and decorations.
Vener Tailor made art
The 2012 led to the birth of Vener Tailor Made Art. A team of 12 carpenters, mechanics and carpenters create the works conceived and designed by Giovanni Vener.
Stainless steel, aluminum, iron, copper and cortén steel that blend with essences such as chestnut, cedar of Lebanon, with stone, marble, glass. A path that has given life to modern furnishings, unique pieces or in any case in super limited reproduction, which live an elegant balance of form and material, between craftsmanship and industrial archeology, between art and design.
“We create our pieces moved by imagination and the will to create something unique. Our customers have the privilege of having custom-made pieces of art, unique creations.”
Michael Sean Stolworthy’s artworks are available for your projects!
Michael Sean Stolworthy is an internationally renowned American designer. With its MSMD | Studio merges art and product design.
Precious metals, exotic stones, glass, wood and resin become fluid and sinuous shapes translating the language of nature with a balanced, unique and distinctive style.
Among his clients there are also major brands such as Marvel Studios, Ferrari, LVMH Moët Hennessy, Microsoft, Samsung, Kodak, Royal Caribbean, Las Vegas resorts, and many others.
We have the capability to get Michael’s bespoke artworks, exclusively designed and produced for you and perfectly in line with the project that we’re curating.
Visit our Shop to see the available works created by MSMD | Studio or tell us about your project for an exclusive artwork to be made.
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Guerra Vanni was founded in the 1960, in San Pietro di Morubio (VR), immediately setting on the luxury furniture sector.
“Since 1962 we have been producing furniture and furnishing accessories for homes all over the world. Roots in tradition, contemporary vision, international design, craftsmanship: these are our distinctive traits.”
Family business. From left: Jenny, Vanni and Giada Guerra.
Made in Italy
Guerra Vanni is synonymous with Made in Italy. It was born in an area which has always been known and appreciated for the artisan production of furniture. Manual skills and attention to detail handed down by grandparents and great-grandparents combines with the typical Made in Italy mentality, to guarantee quality and good taste.
Guerra Vanni: Made in Italy productionHand crafted decoration
Customized projects
Guerra Vanni creates customized projects. The most stunning furniture doesn’t just happen. It is carefully thought, designed and crafted. And this is exactly the ethos behind Guerra Vanni.
“The starting point of every collaboration is always your dream: how did you imagine your room? How would it make you feel comfortable and at home? It’s from this information that a detailed map of the area is created, and a 3D project is born. In this way, you can touch the final result right away.”
“We like to reflect a genuine connection with our clients and lifestyle: the colors they love, the type of wood and the materials they prefer. It’s only up to us to adapt their preferences perfectly to the style of the furniture we make.”
Best projects
In Guerra Vanni the team establishes arelationship of trust and respect with every customer.
“Customers like Mrs Silvia of the Los Angeles project are the greatest satisfaction for us. After 15 years, last year she contacted us to renew her house in contemporary style.”
Furniture for Silvia in Los Angeles
Guerra Vanni in the world
Today Guerra Vanni is a reference point in Italy and in the world thanks to its classic collection, synonymous with tradition and nobility, and to the contemporary, fresh, youthful, and daily collection.
Over the years, the team has specialized in the characteristics and needs of each country. From America to Asia, passing through Africa and even Australia: Guerra Vanni is everywhere where craftsmanship, good taste and elegance are sought.
Humans since 1982 was founded in 2009 by Bastian Bischoff and Per Emanuelsson while the pair were studying together on a postgraduate course at HDK Academy of Art and Design in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Later they relocated to Stockholm where the studio is now based.
Per Emanuelsson and Bastian Bischoff photographed by Tim Meier.
We had the opportunity to interview Per Emanuelsson and Bastian Bischoff, founders of Humans since 1982.
Can you tell us about The ClockClock Project by Humans since 1982?
The ClockClock was the first Humans since 1982 artwork that used and subverted clocks.
“We had been experimenting with an animated typography, developing a font that was based on a grid of clocks. We would manipulate the clock hands to make letters and numbers written out over several clock faces, but once the clock hands started rotating again then the numbers would fall apart and disappear. This led to the core concept of our clock-based works: the hands across multiple analogue clock faces are programmed to move in unison, creating an abstract ‘choreography’ then align once each minute to accurately display the time, written out by clock hands in a digital typography.”
How do A million Times work?
“A million Times is our ongoing series of wall-mounted, kinetic sculptures that are also a functioning wall clock. We took the original concept of The ClockClock and developed it in ambition, complexity and scale to make bigger artworks with more clock faces, and more varied choreographies which we launched in 2013. While The ClockClock had only one choreography, A million Times now has 20 unique choreographies on each artwork.”
And ClockClock 24?
ClockClock 24 was originally developed in collaboration with MoMA Design Store in New York. It was launched in 2015 and has been one of the studio’s signature pieces ever since.
“As with the larger works it tells the times once a minute, and is also hand assembled in our Stockholm studio. After a couple of years we added 22 karat gold plated hands as an option for ClockClock 24 so we continue to experiment with materials and different finishes, and we are also curious to explore some collaborations with other artists and designers too.”
What distinguishes the new ClockClock 9 from its predecessors?
“ClockClock 9 is distinct in that it is the first piece to tell time using analogue clock hands. The nine clock faces show a new selection of choreographies specifically designed for its smaller, circular format and then once each minute, or at intervals defined by the user via the app, the time is shown using the central clock face.”
Only the first 100 pieces are available and selling out quickly!
Credits: Photographs courtesy of Humans since 1982. Photo of Per Emanuelsson and Bastian Bischoff by Tim Meier.
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Roberti was founded as a family business in 1959 and the production processes take place mainly in Italy, in the Veneto region.
The ability of an expert craftsmanship combined with modern processes and technology and the high-quality materials, allows to achieve excellent quality standards.
Materials
Aluminum and stainless steel with high quality powder coating treatment, fibreglass, HPL and a special outdoor cushion system are only some of the many new materials introduced in the Roberti production to guarantee for long life in the outdoor space.
All the weaving materials used by Roberti are resistant to the atmospheric agents, bear easily thermical shocks, are long lasting and of easy maintenance.
Oasi
Oasi is a proposal with an exclusive style.
Round canopy lounger dedicated to relaxation and inspired by the breeze and the soft shapes of nature.
In the new Forest finish for a feeling of full immersion in a natural environment or in the delicate White finish. Oasi is a perfect outdoor shelter, which with the countless ropes knotted to the structure is able to redefine outdoor spaces and fascinate touching the senses thanks to its harmonies of color.
Gravity
Gravity is a cozy, swing, outdoor sofa with colorful cushions, playful combinations of colors and designs, perfect as patio furniture and garden furniture. It can be also a luxury outdoor armchair to relax.
Design and comfort are combined to create cozy and refined corners both for residential and contract. It is available in three new combinations: with hanging ropes, with supporting frame and with sunshade.
Charme
Charme is a collection of innovative elegance, with a light and enveloping design, where the rope is emphasized in the backs of chairs, armchairs, sofas and rocking chairs. Its geometry created by the different tensions of the weave adapts naturally to the body, offering an amazing feeling of comfort.
The elements are offered in the warm Bronze finish or in the classic White. The table with a dynamic shape and the small tables complete the line and suggest comfortable environments for both exterior and interior.
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Irinox is a leading company in the production of rapid blast chillers and high quality storage systems for the professional and domestic sectors and electrical panels in stainless steel, setting quality standards in every area.
Irinox promotes new products and ways of operating that have allowed it to introduce the concepts of rapid chilling and food freshness all over the world and to rethink the way to identify solutions for the design and construction of customized electrical panels.
Origin of Irinox
Irinox was founded in Corbanese (Treviso, Italy) in 1989, starting the production of blast chillers, shock-freezers and stainless steel electrical enclosures. In 1994 there was the opening of the new production plant in Conegliano (Treviso, Italy) for the production of stainless steel electrical enclosueres.
First blast chiller in a built-in version
In 2002 the first blast chiller in the world was invented, in a built-in version, which is presented to the public at the Salone del Mobile in Milan.
Business units
Irinox is formed by three business units: Irinox Professional, Irinox Home and Irinox Electrical Enclosures.
Irinox Professional is the leading manufacturer of blast chillers and shock freezers. It offers professionals cutting-edge equipment to keep food fresh and optimise production processes.
Irinox Home is a line of equipment dedicated to quality household chilling systems. Equipment with innovative functions and refined design provides technology used by professionals to offer the best of industrial kitchens in the home, so food is once again delicious, healthy and nutritious.
Irinox Electrical Enclosures business unit, has been designing and manufacturing stainless steel electrical enclosures since 1989. Innovative solutions, customised production and immediate response are the cornerstones of approach at Irinox Electrical Enclosures and the staff strives tirelessly to deliver products and services that exceed customer expectations.
Certifications
Irinox management system is certified in compliance to ISO standards (specifically, regulations ISO 9001,14001 and 45001). ISO standards rule over management systems; they are voluntary-based management and organization processes.
Such regulations lay down requirements for companies/organizations to be able to:
Meet customers’ needs through their products and service (ISO 9001).
To monitor any factors in their own manufacturing and performing activities which may have an impact on the environment (ISO14001).
Specify the requirements for the implementation of an occupational health and safety management system (ISO 45001)
Sustainability
Irinox is willing to play its role in facing environmental challenges by embracing sustainable consumption and production patterns aiming to reduce their impact so as to preserve resources for the generations to come.
“We wish and want to outline and make public our plan of action for Carbon Neutrality by 2030 for the Business Unit Professional and the Business Unit Home, and by 2040 for the Business Unit Electrical Enclosures.”
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