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B&B Italia has been a leading company in the field of contemporary furnishings since its founding in 1966. This company is capable of representing contemporary culture, sensing and anticipating trends and responding to the changes in taste and living needs. Based on these abilities, a world famous collection of furnishings was born that happens to symbolize a fundamental segment in the story of Italian design. The list of contributors to B&B Italia's success includes names like Roberto Barbieri... Read more

B&B Italia has been a leading company in the field of contemporary furnishings since its founding in 1966. This company is capable of representing contemporary culture, sensing and anticipating trends and responding to the changes in taste and living needs. Based on these abilities, a world famous collection of furnishings was born that happens to symbolize a fundamental segment in the story of Italian design. The list of contributors to B&B Italia's success includes names like Roberto Barbieri, Mario Bellini, Jeffrey Bernett, Antonio Citterio, Vincent Van Duysen, Uwe Fischer, James Irvine, Ludovico Magistretti, Gaetano Pesce, Paolo Piva, Richard Sapper, Studio Kairos, Patricia Urquiola, Afra e Tobia Scarpa. These designers are responsible for the first great success of B&B Italia with the sofa Coronado (1966), considered the predecessor of industrialized production. After that came a series of achievements: the Serie Up (1969) by Gaetano Pesce, Le Bambole (1972) by Mario Bellini, the sofa Diesis (1979) by Antonio Citterio and Paolo Nava. With the Sity system (1986) by Antonio Citterio, which became the model for the new concept of modular furniture, the collaboration between the company and the Milanese designer became standard procedure. As a result, a series of well received products such as the storage units Domus (1989), the seat systems Charles (1997) and George (2001) and recently the wardrobe system Door (2002). Technological research has always been the strategic element in the company development policy. B&B Italia has its own Research & Development Centre that works with the designers and fuels a constant innovation process. Thanks to this structure, the company has been able to establish a world-wide reputation as a manufacturer with a high capacity for innovation and technology.