Former Industria per l'Arredamento SpA was founded in 1967. It was during this year that the Fumagalli family transforms their craft experience into industrial production, dating back to the beginning of the 20th century. The area of production facilities involved has gradually grown to 13,000.00 m2. Former has always produced modular systems for day and night areas, with a focus on authoring design, innovation, technological accuracy and impeccable quality. The most successful collections are Euro, Zeronove and Plinto systems.
Today, Former's mission is to turn its products into architectural elements and objects that can be used instead of walls or as “space dividers”. Flexibility and innovation help create individual design solutions and furniture:
- Modular systems Set System and Plinto 1.6 for daytime zones,
- APP (Architectural Partition Project) - wardrobe cabinets, unlike traditional ones, can be used on all sides and are “space dividers”.
be used on all sides and are “space dividers”.
At present, Former products are a collection of furniture for the Day Zone: modular systems - shelving and libraries, chests of drawers, tables and chairs. Also, integrated systems, furniture for the "Night Zone": beds, night tables, dressers, mirrors, armchairs. Important - the collective structural systems APP (Architectural Partition Project) for wardrobes and wardrobe rooms.
The company is located in Cantту and collaborates with such well-known designers as:
- Ricardo Bello Dias,
- Francesco Bettoni,
- Pinuccio Borgonovo,
- Claesson Koivisto Rune,
- Marzia e Leonardo Dainelli,
- Sung Sook Kim,
- Roberto Lazzeroni.
Former products usually create furniture and integrated systems for the interiors of residential premises. At the moment, the factory enters the contract market, aimed at arranging hotels and penthouses.