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CHRONOLOGY
1981 Foscarini spa is founded with
headquarters in Fondamenta Manin 1 on
Murano
1982 Graphos and Clessidra are the first lamps
designed by Carlo Urbinati and Alessandro
Vecchiato
1983 on November 13th, presentation of the
first catalog with products designed by
Urbinati and Vecchiato, and the first marketing
meeting is held.
1985 Adam D. Tihany with the glass collection
Wassily off the Wall is the first independent
designer at Foscarini
1988 Vecchiato and Urbinati buy Foscarini;
Rodolfo Dordoni becomes the company art
director and designer through 1993; a new
company image is created
1992 Ferruccio Laviani designs Orbital, the
first lamp that is not in Murano glass, which
becomes an important commercial success and
an icon for Foscarini
1993 Havana by Jozeph Forakis uses plastic;
the company moves to Marcon (Venice)
1996 Foscarini obtains the certification of
quality UNI EN ISO 9001; Claudio Dell’Olio /
Box2 is responsible for the new Foscarini
catalog
2000 during Euroluce in Milan the new
products are presented in a fashion show
2001 Mite and Tite by Marc Sadler are awarded
the Compasso d’oro-ADI, a prestigious
recognition in Italian design
2002 Artemio Croatto/Designwork, Foscarini’s
new visual designer, redesigns the instruments
of visual communication and the company
identity
2003 the new Foscarini headquarters is built in
Marcon (Venice), and inaugurated in November
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