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Modern appearance and more defined lines thanks to the original design of the steel rod construction. The Bip Iron.ss stool offers a complete proposal to match the chair of the same name.

Designer aesthetics combined with incredible designs give a synonym for Colico. It is a tribute to true craftsmanship, multi-generational manufacturing, and details that ultimately influence the style of the finished products. A major advantage of these elegant chairs is the wide range of color options and their combinations, allowing you to create your dream design in your interior.

A Brief History of the Company

It is 1920 in Brianza, a land with peasant traditions near Milan, where the first design and carpentry schools are born, and artisan furniture shops grow stronger. This is where the company's story begins. A family story that starts with Andrea Colico and his passion for chairs, which he produces in a small courtyard in the town of Cabiate.

1950s

After difficult post-war years, Antonio, Andrea’s son, senses a first breeze of change. Aware of the growing attention from the bourgeois public to the value of the home and related goods, their refined taste, and the ongoing process of urbanization, he chooses to move himself and his family to Varedo, close to what is becoming one of the most important cities in Europe: Milan.

1960s

These are the golden years of furniture. Chair production, deeply rooted in the territory where it operates, draws on tradition, taste, and a strong sense of belonging. But for Antonio, this is not enough; he is a cautious entrepreneur who seizes the opportunity presented by the development of a new district in the heart of Friuli Venezia Giulia and begins to differentiate between semi-finished products purchased in Udine province and the processing continued in his laboratory in Brianza.

1970s

Antonio Colico continues to grow and develop. These are flourishing years, years of economic growth, where work is seen as a social value. At this historic moment, Antonio decides to open a manufacturing plant in Friuli, a region increasingly specialized in wood processing for chair production. However, the head and heart of the brand remain in Brianza, where Antonio’s wife and his most loyal collaborators continue working on finishes and details, paying attention to quality and craftsmanship that the company is known for. The commercial structure also began to take shape thanks to participation in its first Salone Internazionale del Mobile in 1970, an event to which the Colico family would dedicate the next 50 years.

1980s

The third significant phase in the entrepreneurial history of the Colico family began in the 1980s. Young Walter, Antonio and Maria’s eldest son, supports his father in managing the company. Thanks to design studies conducted abroad, Walter opens the doors for the family brand to design and international markets, which inspire him and to which he directs his gaze. The new company was founded in 1982 under the name Colico Design.

1990s

A decade after the new company’s founding, Walter’s younger brother Diego joins him. Along with their father Antonio and an increasingly close-knit and consolidated family of collaborators, the company develops and strengthens its presence on international markets, also through participation in trade fairs. These are years of experimentation, initial hesitation in using colors, but also a focus on lines, which Walter deeply desired. He increasingly becomes a creative force within the company thanks to his talent for beautiful, eccentric, and experimental objects.

Year 2000

At the turn of the century, Colico Design grows thanks to its Italian and international distribution network. It’s time to focus on the brand image, to work on the flagship collection. Walter begins collaborating with young architects and promising designers. The success was immediate: new important business contacts were established, and Colico products started being featured in the most popular TV programs in entertainment, sports, news, and lifestyle.

2010s

Walter, together with his childhood friend, now a renowned architect Kicco Bestetti, creates a iconic product: the Milano 2015 chair. In this product, he gives his all: love for his city and joy from being a guest at Expo 2015, a passion for color and new technologies, classic lines, as well as memories and emotions of form, with which he has lived in close contact since childhood. It is an instant success that continues to this day and has placed Milano 2015 at the center of several projects, including Design for Charity held in the magnificent setting of the Triennale building in April 2011, which featured artists of the caliber of Karima Rashid, Piero Lissoni, Elio Fiorucci, and Patricia Urquiola.

2015

Walter's path of discovery and introspection leads to 2015, a year that marks a return to the origins through a new collection, where wood and upholstery take center stage, culminating in the creation of a new logo. The logo, which places family, roots, and blood ties at its core, also honors the people who contributed to shaping the company's history and traditions, celebrating a century of its story. It also reflects a focus on new ideas, a desire to offer different products, and questions about what makes a project unconventional.

2020

Today, the Colico brand celebrates its 100th anniversary. 100 years passed by a family that passed down its knowledge from generation to generation. A company committed to growth, maintaining a family dimension, while connecting its business and life with that of everyone who develops and lives within it.

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