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Today, half a century after their creation, the projects realized by these great masters
of the past continue to keep alive the soul of the Italian line through a series of revivals
made by Tacchini. Castiglioni brothers’ Babela and Sancarlo, Franco Albini’s Bianca
and Monzino and Gianfranco Frattini’s Agnese, Gio, Giulia and Sesann, Umberto Riva’s E63
represent the result of a meticulous collaboration among designers, artisans and producers.
Tacchini proposes these pieces with the desire to preserve and communicate the ideals
that have guided their creation. Maintaining the integrity of the original projects, Tacchini
has adapted the designer’s drawings to modern production. In this way, it has transferred
the past design culture to the present.
The Italian line
Sancarlo (Tacchini, 2010)
Bianca (Tacchini, 2012)
Gio (Tacchini, 2016)
Sesann (Tacchini, 2015)
Sesann (Tacchini, 2015)
Oliver (Tacchini, 2017)
E63 (Tacchini, 2017)
Agnese (Tacchini, 2014)
Babela (Tacchini, 2010)
Monzino (Tacchini, 2010)
Giulia (Tacchini, 2016)
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Tacchini Collection
8 Pearson Lloyd
9 Roberto Grossi
10 Monica Förster
11 Pietro Arosio
12 Gordon Guillaumier
13 Luca Nichetto
14 Lievore Altherr Molina
15 Barazzuol ⁄ Malisan
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Tacchini Highlights
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“I love this lamp, and it doesn’t happen so often. I feel it as a friend. This lamp represents much of my
professional history, my approach to the realization of the first projects. It was born from an open contest
by Artemide, I was 35 years old. Initially this lamp should have been made of plastic, but with metal it
obtained dry shapes and precision of the edges. Think about the power obtained with these rigid materials,
a result which is impossible to have with plastic. ” (Umberto Riva, “An open shape”, T’Journal 8, 4.2017)
Umberto Riva
E63 (Lamp), 1963
