Upholstered armchair with an oak wood frame - Grace - Colico

Magnificent homage to contemporary elegance. The Grace armchair and chair, with their charm and attention to detail in craftsmanship, are the perfect choice for private and collective arrangements with style and sophistication.

Designer design combined with extraordinary projects gives the Colico brand its synonym. It is a nod to true craftsmanship, multi-generational manufacturing, and details that ultimately influence the style of the finished products. A major advantage of these luxurious chairs is the wide range of color options and combinations, allowing you to create your dream design in your interior.

A bit of brand history

It is 1920, in Brianza, a land with a peasant tradition near Milan, that the first design and carpentry schools are born, and artisan furniture shops grow in 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 space in the town of Cabiate.

1950s

After the difficult post-war years, Antonio, Andrea's son, feels the first breeze of change. Aware of the growing attention of 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 for furniture. Chair production, strongly rooted in the territory where it operates, draws on local taste and tradition, and always has a strong sense of belonging. But for Antonio, this is 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, beginning to distinguish semi-finished products sourced from the Udine province from the processing continued in his laboratory in Brianza.

1970s

Antonio Colico continues to grow and develop. These are flourishing years, years of economic growth, in which work is seen as a social value. It is during this historic moment that 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, paying attention to quality and craftsmanship, which 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 history of the Colico family business 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 of the family brand to design and international markets, which inspire him and towards which he directs his gaze. The new company was founded in 1982 under the name Colico Design.

1990s

Ten years after the new company's founding, Walter's younger brother Diego joins him. Along with their father Antonio and an increasingly close and consolidated family of collaborators, the company develops and strengthens its position on international markets, also thanks to participation in trade fairs. These are years of experimentation, initial hesitations in using colors, but also attention to lines that Walter deeply desired, who increasingly becomes a creative element of the company thanks to his talent for beautiful, eccentric, and experimental objects.

2000

At the turn of the century, Colico Design develops thanks to a network of Italian and international distribution. It is time to focus on image, to work on the flagship collection. In this way, Walter collaborates with young architects and promising designers. The success was immediate: new important business contacts were established, and Colico products began to be chosen by the most prominent TV programs in entertainment, sports, news, and lifestyle sectors.

2010

Walter, together with his childhood friend, now renowned architect Kicco Bestetti, creates a cult product: the Milano 2015 chair. In this creation, 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 was attended by artists of caliber such as Karima Rashid, Piero Lissoni, Elio Fiorucci, and Patricia Urquiola.

2015

The path of discovery and introspection for Walter 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 shaping the history and tradition of this company, celebrating a century of its story. It also reflects a focus on new ideas, a desire to propose different products, and questions about what an unconventional design truly is.

2020

Today, Colico celebrates its 100th anniversary. A century spent by a family passing down their knowledge from generation to generation. A company committed to growth while maintaining a family dimension, integrating its business with the lives of all those who develop and live within it.

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