A FA M I LY S T O R Y
THE ORIGINS
The company was established in the 70s by Egidio Lanaro, Andrea’s
father, in a small town in Northern Italy. It was a family-run
business building lighting fixtures and small lamps for shops.
At first, the “headquarters” were based in a garage. Everything was
handmade and on a small scale.
Sharing his father enthusiasm, Andrea took over in 2000.
Through hard work, remarkable ability and passion, the company
started to expand under Andrea’s lead.
Andrea first started experimenting with LED lighting in 2010. At
the time, most manufacturers were using it mainly for industrial
lighting. But he envisioned a different application of this new
technology. Swimming against the tide, he started to think of a new
and creative way to exploit LED lighting.
In 2014, he launched OLEV “Only LED, Only Design” - the first
brand to produce a full range of LED-based decorative lamps.
Over the years, the company has become the most important
manufacturer of LED custom fixtures in the North-East of Italy.
Today, OLEV is a fast-growing brand with a distribution spreading
through the best designer lighting shops and lighting professionals
in Italy and Europe.
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