Extravagant bar stool with pedals - Colico

A playful element leaves room for creativity when designing this pedal stool. In its two versions, Pedalò is a standout feature that adds appeal and impact. Every detail influences the product experience beyond the box.

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

A Brief History of the Company

It’s 1920, and in Brianza, a land rich in farming tradition near Milan, the first design and carpentry schools are founded, and artisan furniture shops are thriving. 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, feels a new breeze of change. Aware of the growing attention from the bourgeoisie towards the value of home and related goods, their refined taste, and the ongoing urbanization process, he chooses to move himself and his family to Varedo, close to what is becoming one of Europe’s most important cities: Milan.

1960s

These are the golden years for 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; Antonio is a cautious entrepreneur and seizes the opportunity presented by the development of a new district in the heart of Friuli Venezia Giulia. He begins to differentiate between semi-finished products purchased in the Udine province and the processing continued in his workshop in Brianza.

1970s

Antonio Colico continues to grow and develop. These are years of economic expansion, when 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 craftsmanship that 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 to which the Colico family would dedicate the next 50 years.

1980s

The third significant chapter 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 of the family brand to design and international markets, drawing inspiration from and targeting these markets. The new company, Colico Design, was founded in 1982.

1990s

A decade after the new company’s founding, Walter’s younger brother Diego joins. Alongside their father Antonio and a growing, consolidated family team of collaborators, the company expands and strengthens its presence on global markets, also through trade shows. This is a period of experimentation, the first hesitant use of colors, but also a focus on lines that Walter deeply desired, increasingly becoming 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 develops thanks to a network of Italian and international distributors. It’s time to focus on the brand image and work on a 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 appearing on major entertainment, sports, news, and lifestyle TV programs.

Year 2010

Walter, together with his childhood friend, now 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 as a guest of Expo 2015, 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, which featured artists of caliber such as Karima Rashid, Piero Lissoni, Elio Fiorucci, and Patricia Urquiola.

Year 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, which places family, roots, and blood ties at its core, also honors the people who contributed to the history and tradition of this company, 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.

Year 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, integrating its business with the lives of all those who develop and live within it.

Manufacturer information