Kartell

Over the years since inception, which occurred about fifty years ago, factory Kartell established itself as one of the leaders in the world furniture industry. Successful cooperation with the best of the best in the world of design, use of innovative technology and quality material is Kartell, an Italian furniture.

The company Kartell is the original manufacturer of plastic furniture from Italy.

In the middle of the last century, in 1949, Giulio Castelli founded the company, engaged in the manufacture of plastic accessories, including items for hire, laboratories, life, and lamps. The choice of specialization is justified by education and profession - Giulio Castelli was an engineer-chemist, awarded Nobel Natta award, and the manufacture of plastic knew firsthand. His goal was simple and straightforward: to introduce to the masses is functional and reliable plastic and replace potentially dangerous glass in laboratory activities and to find practical application in everyday life. Special quality, achieved – for example, refractoriness and high strength plastic, and the ability to tolerate significant fluctuations of temperature and humidity is allowed to completely change the perception that existed prior to this about the plastic products. The sixties significantly strengthen the company's position in the Italian market. In 1972, Kartell furniture gets to the exhibition Italy: The New Domestic Landscape in new York, where, represented by the works of Gae Aulenti, Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanuso, she was appreciated by the world community.

In 1988 came to power, with Claudio Luti, who continue to zealously guard the tradition of KARTELL and comply with the previously stated high standards. The production of plastic household items and furniture is developing rapidly, new technologies, planners everywhere are experimenting with the design. Line items for laboratory use already takes up one third of all the company's products. Collaboration with artists of world-wide fame, among them Ron Arad, Anna Castelli Ferrieri, Antonio Citterio, Michele De Lucchi, Patrick Jouin, Ferruccio Laviani, Piero Lissoni, Vico Magistretti, Alberto Meda, Enzo Mari, Paolo Rizzatto, Maarten Van Severen, Philippe Starck and Patricia Urquiola, Tokujin Yoshioka, is bearing fruit. As a result, in 1999 was founded the Museum of Kartell products, where anyone can see items of interest intriguing models covering an area of approximately two square kilometers is located about a thousand objects of true skill. Prestigious awards, among which as many as 9 only Compasso d'oro – the most iconic Italian awards in the field of design, followed one by one.

Of all the designers who created the collection for Kartell, it is possible to allocate separately the magnificent Karl Lagerfeld. His statement: "Kartell Furniture is light, I would say unobtrusive, it does not claim to supremacy in the interior, but, however, every object becomes a sign," - best characterizes each of the products of the company.

Factory Kartell is able to completely change your perception about the plastic, and you will definitely begin to take this affordable material with great respect, having seen firsthand what it can do. To date, more than ninety-six countries around the world have paid tribute Kartell, becoming regular customers of this original furniture, there are around four thousand shops of the brand – in fact, unusual is always popular.

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