Fantoni at Studio Creo

The company, the beating heart of the Group, is located in Osoppo in the province of Udine. Fantoni is a successful industrial entity on the international market of in the production of office furniture, chipboard and MDF panels.

From the self-production of energy to the development of new materials, from the ergonomic research to sustainable design, from the production of glues and resins to cultural promotion the circuit is constantly renewed as we keep our eye on an unchanging goal: people and their health and comfort.

The Fantoni collection at Studio Creo consists of office systems, accoustic panelling, radiant systems, coverings & boards/laminates.

Founded in 1882 by Achille Fantoni, the company grew from a craftshop to an industrial firm in the 1920s. The formal evolution of furniture production in those years reflects the budding concept of "industrial design"; an insistence on stylistic precision and the development of Fantoni's own thoughts about liveability and function opened the company's doors to large-scale jobs offered by the government and the international markets.

In 1974 Fantoni earned a permanent place in the history of furniture making, when its "Serie 45°"-designed by architects Gino Valle and Herbert Ohl-was displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The company's move to its new headquarters in Osoppo, designed by Gino Valle, and its pioneering introduction of MDF panels in 1979 were major turning points for the company's growth and the definition of the Fantoni Group.

Since 1980, when Novolegno was founded, Fantoni has been busily acquiring interests and expanding into new markets. Fantoni's commitment to research and total design-based at the Fantoni Research Centre since its creation in 1996-won it the Industrial Design Association's Compasso d'Oro alla Carriera in 1998. Now run by Marco Fantoni and his sons Giovanni and Paolo, the group has six companies and over 1,200 employees.

Fantoni has been the connoisseurs of wood since 1882. Ever since, a culture of design, cutting-edge technologies and the verticalization of processes has guided Fantoni's growth.

For more information, log on to www.fantoni.it.