History
Curated by Arkitekura's founder, Andrew Fisher, the new space will include innovative product by design greats such as Phiippe Starck, Patricia Urquiola, Marcel Wanders, Piero Lissoni, the Bouroullec Brothers and several more. Founded in 1949, the company, headquartered in Milan, began by manufacturing automobile accessories, but in 1963 under the careful stewardship of its founder Giulio Castelli, Kartell expanded into home furnishings. With the help of a young designer named Anna Castelli Ferrieri, the company grew to become a defining force in Italian and global design. Ferrieri's Componibili stacking modular storage pieces, in production for over 30 years, is still one of the most popular designs in Kartell's range and has become an iconic piece gracing the permanent collections of major museums the world over. For a company with such a strong legacy, Kartell has never stood still. Its technical prowess as a manufacturer allowed for its pioneering work.