Domkapa holds a tremendous passion for detailed stitching, presenting several similarities to the haute-couture philosophy focused on the value of a “made by hand”. Based in Portugal, Domkapa was founded in 2009 as a Private Label. The long and fruitful path, full of experience and achievements inspired the brand’s new identity and independence, in 2017.
Domkapa challenges its team to create the perfect daily meeting between design and comfort in each piece of the brand’s collections. Their design team works side by side with the production, and this organic synergy allows the creation of innovative designs.
From hulls to straps, down to the smallest detail, all materials used in the production of these pieces are 100% Portuguese. The quality of materials used, combined with their skilled professionals, make all the difference in the final result of Domkapa’s collection. They draw on a rich history of ancestral manual production techniques, that they care to maintain to this day, combining them with the modern technologies they now have available. The result? Products carefully designed and produced by an expert team, with undeniable quality that survives the test of time.
60 years after the success of the still popular “Filo art. 001”, the steel and interwoven wire chair that set a new trend in the world, Metalmobil still stands out in Europe as a successful brand in the furnishings for indoor and outdoor public premises market, with a wide range of solutions for contract and public use.
The Metalmobil collections are created in conjunction with prominent designers with a global reputation and brilliant design experts, capable of intelligently interpreting market trends and sensitivities. Metalmobil’s interior design studio, R&D department and solid experience of industrial processes enable it to create products that are constantly evolving, enhancing its range of products and offers.
Dynamic design, craftsmanship rooted in time and passed down the generations, in harmony with modern industrial processes, and a 100% Italian production chain are the components that characterise the Metalmobil brand.
Metalmobil is a trademark of IFI S.p.A, important industrial leader in innovative solutions for the design and technology of public premises furniture.
Lapalma’s success has been achieved step by step throughout the years. No overnight success stories here – just hard work and passion in equal measure.
For thirty years, the company has shown talent, tenacity, know-how and above all inexhaustible enthusiasm, expertly combining metal with wood, leather and fabrics to create timeless pieces of furniture with clean fluid lines. The company’s story begins in the 1980s, when founders the Marcato brothers decided to go into business on their own. Their initial idea developed rapidly and Lapalma was established soon after, showing from the outset a preference for natural, recyclable materials. Following investments in machinery, Lapalma took advantage of the availability of new materials to develop a wide range of products for the contract market, which quickly demonstrated the brand’s appeal, attracting buyers on major projects worldwide for hotels, shops, museums and airports.
Lapalma’s blend of good design and aesthetic appeal produces furniture with a strong personality and has seen contributions from designers of international renown (as of 2013, Lapalma’s art director is Francesco Rota). The brand’s success has also been recognized with a number of awards, including the Good Design award, the FX International Interior Design Award and the Design Plus award. The firm’s consistent design approach is also evident in the elegant, up-to-date and functional interiors as well as in the sober modern lines of its new headquarters in Cadoneghe, close to Padua.
Today, Lapalma looks towards the future with the same unchanged enthusiasm. The genuine Italian nature of its products is stronger than ever, with its emphasis on craftsmanship and designs that appeal to the senses – the cornerstones of Italian design and production. It has brought in new fabrics, padding, leathers, and colour palettes and developed variations on individual product lines, building a diversified portfolio to accommodate products which are suited to the contract market, but can also cross over into other areas such as the home, outdoor and light office segments. Forward-thinking and true to its convictions, Lapalma is ready to take on new challenges, opportunities and markets.
MDF Italia is a Milan-based design company manufacturing furniture, which was fully acquired in 2013 by the holding group of the Cassina family, a long-standing leader in Italian design. MDF Italia was set up with a dynamic entrepreneurial and product strategy in mind and it has always focused on design and simplicity as core values in selecting projects and designers.
MDF Italia’s success is rooted in its ability to represent contemporary culture, sense and anticipate trends and respond to changes in taste as well as the modern requirements of home living.
Differentiation becomes a competitive advantage and MDF Italia regards change as a new opportunity, consolidates its path based on the search for innovative design. The strong impact of the inherited products has led MDF Italia’s team to read such heritage as a collection, as design driving products that can interact with different cultures and sensibilities.
