B&B ITALIA – MODERN ITALIAN FURNITURE

THE COMPANY’S PROFILE AND PHILOSOPHY

EVER SINCE ITS FOUNDATION IN 1966, B&B ITALIA HAS BEEN A LEADER IN THE CONTEMPORARY FURNISHING SECTOR. THE COMPANY HAS WON INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF ITALIAN FURNITURE DESIGN, BOTH FOR HOMES (B&B ITALIA HOME DIVISION) AND PUBLIC AREAS (B&B ITALIA CONTRACT DIVISION). THE GROUP’S HEADQUARTERS ARE LOCATED NORTH OF MILAN, IN A PRESTIGIOUS BUILDING DESIGNED BY RENZO PIANO AND RICHARD ROGERS. B&B ITALIA’S FURNISHINGS COLLECTION STEMS FROM THE GROUP’S CAPACITY TO REPRESENT CONTEMPORARY CULTURE AND RESPOND QUICKLY TO THE NEW NEEDS THAT EMERGE FROM TODAY’S EVOLVING LIFESTYLES. IT IS THIS ALCHEMY RESULTING FROM A MIX OF CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND PRODUCTION THAT CREATES MODERN, YET TIMELESS, PIECES OF FURNITURE. TO THIS END, B&B ITALIA COLLABORATES WITH INTERNATIONAL DESIGNERS, LEAVING ITS OWN DISTINCTIVE MARK ON EACH PRODUCT: EVERY DESIGN IS UNIQUE, AN EXEMPLIFICATION OF THE VALUES OF RESEARCH, CREATIVITY AND FUNCTION. THE IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH, WHICH HAS ALWAYS BEEN A FUNDAMENTAL ASPECT OF THE GROUP’S DEVELOPMENT, IS EVIDENT IN THE IN-HOUSE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE. THE CENTRE’S HIGHLY INNOVATIVE NATURE HAS EARNED IT SEVERAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, INCLUDING 4 “GOLDEN COMPASSES” ONE OF WHICH, THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE IN 1989, FOR “CONSTANT WORK TOWARDS INTEGRATION WITH THE AIM OF COMBINING THE VALUES OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH WITH THOSE OF A FUNCTIONAL AND EXPRESSIVE PRODUCT”. STANDING OUT FOR INNOVATION, QUALITY, SERVICE, DESIGN AND PRESTIGE; B&B ITALIA HAS BECOME MEMBER OF FONDAZIONE ALTAGAMMA, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER ITALIAN COMPANIES OF INTERNATIONAL RENOWN THAT OPERATE AT THE HIGHER END OF THE MARKET AND THAT EXUDE ITALIAN CULTURE AND STYLE IN THEIR COMPANY AND PRODUCT MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.

THE EARLY YEARS

B&B ITALIA WAS FOUNDED IN 1966 BY THE ENTERPRISING AND CHARISMATIC PIERO AMBROGIO BUSNELLI. THE COMPANY QUICKLY BECAME AN INTERNATIONAL REFERENCE POINT FOR UPHOLSTERED FURNISHING THANKS TO A BRILLIANT NEW TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESS, WHICH INTRODUCED AN INDUSTRIAL APPROACH TO MANUFACTURING DESIGNER FURNISHINGS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE SECTOR. OVER A PERIOD OF DECADES, ITS INNOVATIVE INFLUENCE SPREAD TO OTHER SECTORS IN HOME AND OUTDOOR FURNISHINGS AND FINALLY REACHED THE CONTRACT FURNITURE MARKET.

‘60

B&B ITALIA PERCEIVED THE DRIVE TOWARD MODERNISATION AND INDUSTRIALISATION IN ITALY AS AN INSPIRATION FOR DARING NEW PRODUCTS. EARLY ON, THE COMPANY BEGAN A DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE ITALIAN DESIGN CULTURE AND INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONALS. THE THEN REVOLUTIONARY TECHNOLOGY OF INJECTION MOULDING (COLD MOULDED POLYURETHANE FOAM) ALLOWED THE CREATION OF DESIGN ICONS SUCH AS UP, CORONADO, LOMBRICO AND AMANTA.

‘70

DURING A TIME OF GREAT ARTISTIC ACTIVITY, FUELED BY NEW MEANS OF EXPRESSION AND MORE DARING VOICES, B&B ITALIA ALSO BECAME A LEADER IN COMMUNICATIONS. OLIVIERO TOSCANI CREATED THE LAUNCH CAMPAIGN FOR “LE BAMBOLE” (GOLDEN COMPASS IN 1972), AND THE PROVOCATIVE PICTURES OF DONNA JORDAN, ANDY WARHOL’S MUSE, CONTINUED TO DRAW ATTENTION TO B&B ITALIA’S INNOVATIVE ENERGY. MAXALTO WAS FOUNDED IN 1975. RESEARCH LOOKED TO THE PAST THROUGH NEW INTERPRETATIONS OF CLASSIC FORMS, AND BORROWED FROM TRADITIONAL ARTISAN CABINET MAKING PROCESSES. THE RESULT WAS A NEW COLLECTION OF SOLID WOOD FURNISHINGS, THANKS TO THE CONTRIBUTION OF AFRA AND TOBIA SCARPA (ARTONA 1975, NEW ARMONY 1979).

‘80

YEARS OF RADICAL CHANGE. THE FUTURE TOOK ON A DOUBLE IDENTITY, BECOMING BOTH PROMISING AND THREATENING DESIGN. CULTURE CONSEQUENTLY MOVED BETWEEN TRADITION AND EXPERIMENTATION. DESIGNED BY STUDIO KAIROS, SISAMO WARDROBE SYSTEM WON GOLDEN COMPASS IN 1984, THUS MARKING B&B ITALIA AS A LEADING COMPANY ALSO IN THE INNOVATION OF BEDROOM FURNITURE. B&B ITALIA CHANGED THE RULES OF THE GAME IN THE UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE BUSINESS BY INTRODUCING A REVOLUTIONARY NEW PIECE, THE UNIQUE SITY (GOLDEN COMPASS, 1987), THE FIRST “SEATING SYSTEM” WITH MULTIPLE COMPOSITION POSSIBILITIES: “NO TWO SITIES ARE THE SAME”. MAXALTO CONTINUED ITS RESEARCH WITH AFRA AND TOBIA SCARPA AND PRESENTED DAMASCO [1989] AND DOMINO [1991]. THE 1989, THE GOLDEN COMPASS PRIZE WAS AWARDED TO B&B ITALIA FOR ITS CONTRIBUTION TO ITALIAN DESIGN. THE FIRST TIME THIS AWARD HAS BEEN GIVEN TO A COMPANY AND NOT A PRODUCT.

‘90

THE INDUSTRY STARTED TO RECOVER. B&B ITALIA WAS CONFIDENT OF ITS HIGH IMPACT DESIGNS AND CAUGHT THE WORLD’S ATTENTION WITH FURNISHINGS OF THE CALIBRE OF DOMUS (1989), HARRY (1995) AND CHARLES (1997). THE FIRST TRANSFORMS AND REINVENTS DOMESTIC WALLS WITH A SYSTEM OF BOOKCASES AND WALL SHELVING FEATURING AN INNOVATIVE NEW MECHANISM FOR VERTICAL SLIDING DOORS. HARRY AND CHARLES MEANWHILE INTRODUCE A NEW CONCEPT OF PURE, LINEAR DESIGN, WHICH COMBINES AUSTERE LOOKS WITH FUNCTION (INTRODUCING THE CONCEPT OF THE CHAISE LONGUE END UNIT). FOR MAXALTO, THERE WAS A RADICAL CHANGE. ANTONIO CITTERIO BECAME THE INTERPRETER OF THE NEW MAXALTO SPIRIT AND CREATED THE COLLECTION APTA [1996]. HIS WORK TOOK A NEW LOOK AT THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY AND SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND IDEAL REFERENCES IN THE FORMS AND STYLES OF FRENCH FURNITURE DESIGN BETWEEN THE TWO WORLD WARS. THE SENSE OF PROPORTION, THE TACTILE VALUE OF WOOD AND THE QUALITY OF DETAILS ARE ALL ASPECTS WHICH ARE IMPORTANT IN HIS VARIOUS DESIGNS, COORDINATED SO AS TO OFFER FLEXIBLE ANSWERS TO DIFFERING NEEDS.

2000

THE BEGINNING OF THE MILLENNIUM SAW EVENTS WHICH CREATED NEW POLITICAL AND CULTURAL BALANCES. THE CONSTANT CHANGES IN ITALIAN DESIGN THROUGH THESE YEARS CONTINUED TO BUILD ITS INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION. AS IT HAS ALREADY DONE IN THE PAST, B&B ITALIA CREATED PRIVILEGED RELATIONSHIPS WITH SEVERAL DESIGNERS, RESULTING IN DECISIVE NEW DESIGNS. PATRICIA URQUIOLA CREATED IMPORTANT PROJECTS FOR B&B ITALIA SUCH AS FAT-FAT AND LENS (2002-2003), TUFTY TIME AND LAZY (2005). SHE ALSO DESIGNED THE COLLECTION CANASTA (2007), WHICH WAS IMPORTANT IN LAUNCHING B&B ITALIA OUTDOOR, THE NEW LINE OF FURNISHINGS THAT TOOK THE COMPANY’S INNOVATION AND DESIGN OUTSIDE TO PROVIDE PLEASANT, COMFORTABLE GARDEN AND PATIO SETTINGS. AND THEN THERE WERE SPECIAL ENCOUNTERS, THAT LED TO LASTING PARTNERSHIPS AND EXCEPTIONAL AFFINITIES. THROUGH ANTONIO CITTERIO, THE DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF STYLE AND DESIGN EMERGED AS THE VOCATION OF MAXALTO: CONSTANT RESEARCH INTO QUALITY AT THE MEETING POINT OF SOPHISTICATED CRAFTSMANSHIP AND TECHNOLOGY. THE NEW COLLECTIONS SIMPLICE [2001] AND AC [2003] WERE LAUNCHED. THEY SHOWED THE BRAND PHILOSOPHY, MORE AUSTERE FORMS AND DESIGN, MORE ESSENTIAL VOLUMES, AND A NEW RANGE OF WOODS AND FINISHES WHICH EFFECTIVELY MIRRORED TRENDS IN CONTEMPORARY STYLE. THE B&B ITALIA LIFESTYLE MOVED INTO THE PUBLIC AREA (OFFICES, RESTAURANTS, LOUNGES, HOTELS…) AND WITH THE B&B ITALIA PROJECT COLLECTION THE FIRM ACKNOWLEDGED THE TREND AND DESIRE TO “EXPERIENCE” DESIGN AND QUALITY OUTSIDE THE HOME. IN 2006, B&B ITALIA ACQUIRED 50% OF MOOOI, A DYNAMIC DUTCH FIRM THAT MAKES FURNISHING ACCESSORIES AND LIGHTING UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF ITS BRILLIANT ART DIRECTOR, MARCEL WANDERS. B&B ITALIA AND MOOOI WORK TOGETHER LINKED BY THE SAME PASSION FOR INNOVATION AND DESIGN BUT WITH RESPECT FOR DISTINCT AND COMPLEMENTARY PERSONALITIES AND STYLES.

HOME DIVISION

B&B ITALIA AND MAXALTO, THE TWO BRANDS WHICH HAVE MADE THE FIRM INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS IN THE HOME FURNISHINGS MARKET, OFFER A COMPLETE RANGE OF PRODUCTS FOR THE LIVING AREA AND BEDROOM. THEIR CREATIONS ARE THE RESULT OF A SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATIONS WITH WELL KNOWN NAMES FROM THE WORLD OF INTERNATIONAL DESIGN. A WIDE RANGE OF TALENTS COME TOGETHER TO BRING UNIQUE FURNISHINGS TO LIFE. DESIGN, RESEARCH, CREATIVITY AND TECHNOLOGY EVOLVE TOGETHER AND INTERPRET CONTEMPORARY STYLE IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS: DOMESTIC FURNISHINGS, GARDEN FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS FOR OFFICES AND PUBLIC AREAS. B&B ITALIA LIVES AND BREATHES CONTEMPORARY CULTURE, REINTERPRETING IT BY ANTICIPATING TRENDS AND CHANGES IN TASTE AND DOMESTIC NEEDS. FOR THIS REASON, ALL B&B ITALIA PRODUCTS ARE TOP QUALITY AND HIGH IN DESIGN, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL CONTENT. TODAY, B&B ITALIA CAN BOAST A HOME FURNISHINGS COLLECTION RENOWNED ALL OVER THE WORLD, AN EFFECTIVE AMBASSADOR FOR ITALIAN DESIGN. OVER THE YEARS, THE FIRM’S ENERGY AND CREATIVITY HAVE ALLOWED IT TO CREATE NEW COLLECTIONS FOR UNEXPLORED MARKET SECTORS. FROM PARTNERSHIPS WITH PRESTIGIOUS DESIGNERS SUCH AS R. SCHULTZ, P. URQUIOLA AND JM. MASSAUD, COMES B&B ITALIA OUTDOOR, A COLLECTION OF OUTDOOR FURNISHINGS, OF IMMEDIATE SUCCESS THANKS TO ITS INNOVATIVE DESIGN AND QUALITY; AND B&B ITALIA PROJECT, A COLLECTION OF CHAIRS, TABLES AND UPHOLSTERED FURNISHINGS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL MARKET THAT TAKES A NEW LOOK AT FURNISHINGS FOR OFFICES, RESTAURANTS, HOTELS AND PUBLIC AREAS. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, B&B ITALIA OBJECT IS A MIXED COLLECTION OF ACCESSORIES FOR CONTEMPORARY SPACES, WHERE PURE DESIGN COMBINES WITH HIGHLY DECORATIVE SUGGESTIONS. MAXALTO STANDS OUT FOR EXCELLENT CRAFTSMANSHIP WITH WOOD, COMBINING THE SOPHISTICATED ART OF CARPENTRY WITH THE MOST ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, BRINGING TOGETHER SUCCESSFULLY EFFICIENT PRODUCTION AND QUALITY. COORDINATED BY ANTONIO CITTERIO, PRODUCTS FROM THE MAXALTO COLLECTION HAVE SHAPES INSPIRED BY THE TYPOLOGIES AND STYLES OF FRENCH DESIGN BETWEEN THE TWO WORLD WARS, EFFECTIVELY EXPRESSED IN A MODERN TRANSPOSITION. A COMPLETE RANGE OF FURNISHINGS WHICH STAND OUT FOR THE BEAUTY OF THEIR MATERIALS AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL, DESIGNED TO BE “CONTEMPORARY CLASSICS”. THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET HAS MOVED THE COMPANY TOWARDS A CAREFULLY SELECTED NETWORK OF SALES OUTLETS WHICH STAND OUT FOR THEIR PROFESSIONAL QUALITY, AND A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF FLAGSHIP STORES IN THE MOST IMPORTANT CITIES IN THE WORLD, SUCH AS MILAN, LONDON, PARIS, BARCELONA, MUNICH, NEW YORK AND TOKYO. COMMITMENT TO THE CLIENT MEANS A GUARANTEE OF PRODUCT QUALITY AND A COMPLETE CUSTOMER CARE POLICY.

B&B ITALIA CONTRACT DIVISION

FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES, B&B ITALIA’S CONTRACT DIVISION HAS BEEN PROVIDING TAILORED MADE FURNISHINGS AND FITTINGS FOR THE HOSPITALITY, RETAIL, OFFICE AND NAUTICAL SECTORS. OVER THE YEARS, THE DIVISION HAS PROVED TO BE A PRIZED PARTNER FOR DESIGNERS ALL OVER THE WORLD IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR HOTELS, RESIDENCES, OFFICES, THEATRES, STORES, YACHTS AND CRUISE LINERS. THE DIVISION’S SOLID KNOW HOW GUARANTEES PRODUCTS IN THE CATALOGUE, AND ALSO FUNCTIONAL AND TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED PROPOSALS: EXCLUSIVE FURNISHINGS WHICH WERE CONCEIVED, DESIGNED, AND INTERPRETED TO FULFIL THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE CLIENT AND THE DESIGNER. THE GROUP CAN COUNT ON KNOW-HOW AT ALL LEVELS.. THE DESIGN, PRODUCTION, PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND LOGISTIC PHASES ARE PERFECTLY INTEGRATED SO AS TO GUARANTEE EVEN THE MOST COMPLEX CONTRACT PROJECTS, IN THE SPIRIT OF A CONSTANT PURSUIT OF TECHNICAL AND DESIGN EXCELLENCE. THE CONTRACT DIVISION HAS COMPLETED IMPORTANT PROJECTS, SOME OF THE MOST RECENT BEING BRYANT PARK HOTEL IN NEW YORK, BULGARI HOTEL IN MILAN, HOTEL PUERTA AMERICA IN MADRID, COSTA CROCIERE SHIPS, CATHAY PACIFIC LOUNGES AND THE BANQUE DE LUXEMBOURGE.

TECHNOLOGY

WHEN TALKING ABOUT DESIGN, QUITE OFTEN THE AESTHETIC ASPECT (THE FORMAL “APPEARANCE”) OF THE PRODUCT TAKES CENTRE STAGE, WITHOUT LEAVING ROOM FOR GOING FURTHER AND EXAMINING THE STRUCTURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL QUALITIES AS WELL AS THE PLANNING PROCESS THE PRODUCT IS BASED ON. THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE “TIMELESS” ITEMS HAS TO BE TRACED BACK TO B&B ITALIA’S INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL GIFTS. THE ABILITY TO MATCH CREATIVE IDEAS WITH DESIGN. FOR B&B ITALIA, TECHNOLOGY IS A BASIC TOOL THAT MEETS A TWOFOLD PURPOSE. FIRST, IT SOLVES PRODUCTION ISSUES, BY INCORPORATING LATEST PRODUCTION MATERIALS/TECHNIQUES IN A CONSTANT EFFORT TO ACHIEVE HIGHER EFFICIENCY LEVELS. SECOND, IT REWARDS THE FINAL CUSTOMER WITH BENEFITS: QUALITY AND COMFORT. THROUGH THE YEARS, B&B ITALIA HAS USED SEVERAL DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES: THE USE OF COLD POLYURETHANE FOAM MOULDINGS AND THE MASS PRODUCTION OF SYNTHETIC RESIN PREIMPREGNATED FIBREGLASS PRODUCTS IN COOPERATION WITH BAYER, THE EMPLOYMENT OF DACRON PADDING WITH DUPONT DE NEMURS, THE MANUFACTURING OF METAL SOFA FRAMES WITH A TEN-YEAR GUARANTEE AND MECHANISMS DESIGNED BY THE CR&S.

RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION

RESEARCH REPRESENTS A CRUCIAL AND STRATEGIC ELEMENT OF THE CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT POLICY, IN WHICH B&B ITALIA INVESTS FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES. B&B ITALIA HAS ITS OWN INTERNAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE WHICH ENCOURAGES, INTERPRETS AND CHANNELS THE CREATIVE ENERGY OF ITS DESIGNERS. THE CR&S FUELS A CONTINUOUS INNOVATIVE PROCESS, CREATING THE BRIDGE BETWEEN COMPANY AND DESIGNER. THE CHOICE OF THE RIGHT DESIGNER TO CREATE A PRODUCT IS A CRUCIAL MOMENT FOR THE SUCCESS OF AN INDUSTRIAL PROJECT. THROUGH THE YEARS, THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ABLE TO INVOLVE MANY INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN DESIGNERS, CHANNELLING INDIVIDUAL TALENTS AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION INTO CREATING A UNIQUE AND INIMITABLE “B&B ITALIA” PERSONALITY. DESIGNERS WHO HAVE BEEN PART OF THE COMPANY’S HISTORY: ANTONIO CITTERIO, MARIO BELLINI, AFRA AND TOBIA SCARPA, JEFFREY BERNETT, NAOTO FUKASAWA, GAETANO PESCE, PAOLO PIVA, ROBERTO BARBIERI, VINCENT VAN DUYSEN, UWE FISCHER, JAMES IRVINE, STUDIO KAIROS, PATRICIA URQUIOLA AND ZAHA HADID. THE CR&S IS THE FOCAL POINT BETWEEN THE CONCEPT AND THE FINISHED PRODUCT. THIS IS WHY THE CENTRE’S PREMISES WERE DESIGNED BY THE STUDIO CITTERIO & PARTNERS TO CONTAIN RESEARCH LABS, GRAPHICS AND ADVERTISING OFFICES, STORE LAYOUT DESIGN, TRAINING ROOMS, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT LABS, THE HISTORICAL ARCHIVES, A PHOTO STUDIO AND, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE ON-SITE SHOWROOM. THESE FACILITIES HAVE ALLOWED B&B ITALIA TO PROPOSE AND PROMOTE SOME OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PRODUCTS WORLDWIDE, AND ABOVE ALL, TO MAKE A NAME FOR ITSELF AS A MANUFACTURER WITH HIGHLY INNOVATIVE, TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED CAPACITIES. B&B ITALIA HAS RECEIVED MANY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND AWARDS, INCLUDING FOUR “GOLDEN COMPASSES”.

QUALITY

B&B ITALIA’S GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO GUARANTEE THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE QUALITY. RESEARCH INTO DESIGN, APPEARANCE AND SHAPE, ALONG WITH FIRM COMMITMENT TO THE INTRINSIC QUALITY OF EACH PRODUCT MEAN METICULOUS RESEARCH INTO MATERIALS, ANALYSIS OF THEIR CHARACTERISTICS, EXPERIMENTS AND TESTING. QUALITY MEANS GOOD-LOOKING, COMFORTABLE, LONG-LASTING FURNITURE. IT’S IMPORTANT THAT BOTH THE MAIN OR VISIBLE PARTS OF EACH PRODUCT AND THE APPARENTLY INSIGNIFICANT DETAILS SUCH AS HIDDEN SEAMS BE MANUFACTURED WITH THE SAME ATTENTION. TO GUARANTEE QUALITY, B&B ITALIA HAS EARNED CERTIFICATION FOR ITS COMPANY QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM WITH CERTIFICATE NO.118, UNDER THE STANDARD UNI EN ISO 9001: 2000, WHICH COVERS ALL THE OF THE COMPANY’S ACTIVITIES IN DESIGN, PRODUCTION, SALES AND ASSISTANCE.

CONTROL

PRODUCT QUALITY CONTROL STARTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DESIGN PHASE, WITH THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE BEST POSSIBLE COMBINATION OF MATERIALS AND THE SELECTION OF THE BEST FABRICS AND LEATHERS. MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS ARE FIRST TESTED IN THE TRIAL ROOM AND THEN CHECKED BY TECHNICAL EXPERTS. ONLY PRODUCTS WHICH PASS ALL TESTS AND REACH PERFECTION IN EVERY DETAIL ARE PACKED AND SENT ON. B&B ITALIA QUALITY IS A CERTAINTY: THE FACT THAT ALL UPHOLSTERED FURNISHINGS STRUCTURES HAVE A TEN YEAR GUARANTEE (FROM THE DATA OF PRODUCTION) IS PROOF OF THIS CERTAINTY. EVERY PRODUCT COMES COMPLETE WITH AN AUTHENTICITY CERTIFICATE WHICH GUARANTEES THAT IT IS AN ORIGINAL PRODUCT, AND THAT IT MEETS B&B ITALIA QUALITY CONTROL STANDARDS. THE CERTIFICATE ALSO GIVES THE CUSTOMER INFORMATION ABOUT MATERIALS, MAINTENANCE, GUARANTEES, THE COMPANY AND THE DESIGNER, AND DECLARES THE FIRM’S COMMITMENT TO ITS CUSTOMERS.

ECO-SOSTENIBILITY

B&B ITALIA MIXES QUALITY WITH ETHICS. THE COMPANY USES WOOD MAINLY FROM TREES WHICH HAVE REACHED THE END OF THEIR LIFECYCLE AND ARE SOURCED FROM RENEWABLE CONTROLLED FORESTS. GLUES AND RESINS ARE ALL IN CLASS E1 AND THEREFORE GUARANTEE MINIMUM FORMALDEHYDE EMISSION LEVELS. THE DECISION TO PASS OVER TO WATER-BASED PAINTS HAS IMPROVED PRODUCT QUALITY, PAINT APPLICATION, SMOOTHNESS TO THE TOUCH AND UNIFORMITY ON SIDES AND SURFACES, AND HAS ALSO MADE THE WORKPLACE HEALTHIER BY DRASTICALLY REDUCING HARMFUL EMISSIONS AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION. THE MAXALTO FACTORY DOES NOT JUST RESPECT NATURE: IT LIVES ALONGSIDE IT. IT IS LOCATED INSIDE THE PARCO DELLE GROANE (PROTECTED PARK), WHERE STRICT REGULATIONS AND CONTROLS GUARANTEE AND CERTIFY PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT. THE FACTORY AND ITS PRODUCTION PROCESSES HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY STUDIED TO GUARANTEE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF WORKERS, THANKS TO ACOUSTIC AND HEATING INSULATION AND NATURAL LIGHTING.