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1881 - Luigi Fontana & C. is founded for crystal and glass processing
1906 - Luigi Fontana & C. exhibits at the International Fair of Milan
1910 - Saint-Gobain acquires Luigi Fontana & C.
1931 - Gio Ponti, new Art Director of Luigi Fontana
1932 - FontanaArte brand is born
1932 - The great icons of Italian design: Gio Ponti designs Bilia and the '1932' coffee table
1932 - The great icons of Italian design: vase Cartoccio and Fontana coffee table signed by Pietro Chiesa
1933 - Pietro Chiesa, new Art Director
1933 - Pietro Chiesa designs Luminator, the emblem of indirect emission floor lamps
1937 - Pietro Chiesa designs the first version of 006, a makeover of the classic suspension lamp
1954 - Max Ingrand, new Art Director
1954 - Max Ingrand designs Fontana, the the most iconic of the abat-jour
1962 - Gae Aulenti and the combination of glass, light and nature of Giova
1967 - Gio Ponti evokes the famous skyscraper of Milan with Pirellina and Pirellone
1972 - Uovo and Scintilla - Two icons are born
1979 - Saint-Gobain sells the company to a group of private entrepreneurs. FontanaArte is led by Carlo Guglielmi
1979 - Gae Aulenti, new Art Director
1980 - Gae Aulenti introduces a new design style: Tavolo con Ruote and Parola are born, the latter signed with Piero Castiglioni
1987 - Renzo Piano designs Teso, glass and steel resistance
1988 - Franco Raggi designs Velo, purity of glass
1992 - Nobi by Studio Metis: fusion of functionality and decorative design
1993 - Pierluigi Cerri marks the opening to new materials and production processes with the lamp Sara
1995 - New collaborations with prestigious names in international design
1997 - FontanaArte with Naska becomes a pioneer of task light lamps
1998 - FontanaArte wins Compasso d'Oro for creativity
1999 - From Franco Raggi the elegant semplicity of a Flute
2010 - Nice acquires FontanaArte
2012 - Giorgio Biscaro, new Art Director
2012 - Sigeru Ban and the new Japanese minimalism of the lamp Yumi
2016 - ItalianCreationGroup acquires FontanaArte
2016 - Paola Navone designs Pinecone. Elegance, craftmanship, preciousness
2017 - LEDive: great icons, the stars - dive - of design, dress up the new light of LED
2017 - Oscar and Gabriele Buratti interpreting FontanaArte
2017 - Francesco Librizzi designs the family of lamps Setareh
2018 - Francesco Librizzi, new Art Director
2019 - Stefano Boeri Architetti designs Lasospesa table light
2019 - Bilia Mini: Gio Ponti's original project comes to light
2019 - Fontana 1853, new and original versions
2020 - A new collection to discover
2022 - FontanaArte celebrates 90 years
2022 - Alicanto wins the Wallpaper * Design Award 2022
2022 - FontanaArte becomes of the Register of Historical Trademarks
