Designer steel stool with pedals - Colico

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Original design combined with extraordinary concepts gives the Colico brand its synonym. It’s a nod to true craftsmanship, a multi-generational workshop, and details that ultimately influence the style of the finished products. A major advantage of these exclusive chairs is the wide range of color options and combinations, allowing you to create your dream design within your interior.

A Brief Company History

It’s 1920, in Brianza, a land with a peasant tradition near Milan, where the first design and carpentry schools are founded, and artisan furniture shops are gaining strength. 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 the difficult post-war years, Antonio, Andrea’s son, senses a new wave of change. Aware of the growing attention from the bourgeoisie to the value of home and related goods, their refined taste, and the ongoing urbanization process, he decides to move his family to Varedo, close to what is becoming one of Europe’s most important cities: Milan.

1960s

These are the golden years of furniture. Chair production, deeply rooted in the territory where it operates, draws on local taste and tradition, and always maintains a strong sense of belonging. But for Antonio, that’s 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, beginning to differentiate semi-finished products sourced from Udine province from the processing continued in his laboratory in Brianza.

1970s

Antonio Colico continues to grow and develop. These are flourishing years, times 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 company remain in Brianza, where Antonio’s wife and his most loyal collaborators continue working on finishes and product details, emphasizing quality and attention to detail, which the company is known for. The commercial structure also began to take shape, notably through participation in the 1970 Salone Internazionale del Mobile, an event the Colico family would dedicate themselves to for the next 50 years.

1980s

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

1990s

A decade after the new company’s founding, Walter’s younger brother Diego joins him. Alongside their father Antonio and a growing, consolidated family team of collaborators, the company expands and strengthens its presence on international markets, also through trade shows. These are years of experimentation, tentative approaches to using colors, but also a focus on lines that Walter deeply desired—becoming increasingly a creative force within the company thanks to his talent for beautiful, eccentric, and experimental designs.

2000s

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

2010s

Walter, together with his childhood friend, now renowned architect Kicco Bestetti, creates a iconic product: the Milano 2015 chair. In this project, 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 been closely connected since childhood. It is an immediate 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, featuring 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 beginnings through a new collection where wood and upholstery take center stage, culminating in the creation of a new logo. The logo places family, roots, and blood ties at its core, but also the people who contributed to shaping the history and tradition of this company, which is celebrating a century of history. It also reflects a focus on new ideas, a desire to offer something different, and a question: what is an unconventional design?

2020

Today, Colico celebrates its 100th anniversary. 100 years lived by a family that has passed down its knowledge from generation to generation. A company that strives for growth while maintaining a family dimension, connecting its business and life with that of each individual who develops and lives within it.