Furniture and accessories "Made in Italy" are characterised above all by their experimental character. It was not until the 1940s that small craft and family businesses developed the first original designs that were also suitable for industrial production - nowadays Italy is considered the design metropolis par excellence. Artemide, Cassina, Cattelan Italia, Casprini, Flos, Kartell, La Palma, Minotti, Poltrona Frau.... hardly any other nation has produced as many design studios as Italy.