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ACERBIS

Acerbis was founded in 1870 by Benvenuto Acerbis as a carpentry workshop in Albino, in the Valle Seriana near Bergamo, making it one of Italy's oldest furniture companies — officially recognised as a Marchio Storico di Interesse Nazionale (Historic Brand of National Interest). Enrico Acerbis serves as brand ambassador in the fourth generation. The company's defining modernisation leap came in the 1960s under Lodovico Acerbis, who introduced serial production and began collaborating with the leading designers of the era — including Giotto Stoppino, Massimo and Lella Vignelli, Vico Magistretti, Nanda Vigo and Gianfranco Frattini. Stoppino's Sheraton sideboard won the ADI Compasso d'Oro in 1979. In 2019, MDF Italia acquired the brand and appointed Francesco Meda and David Lopez Quincoces as creative directors, who have since reinterpreted the archive.

The current programme is structured around two pillars: the Remasters line — carefully selected re-editions of iconic archive pieces in new materials, proportions and the brand's signature lacquers, inspired by vintage car colours — and contemporary new designs. A defining brand characteristic is the exceptional expertise in hinges, closing mechanisms and precision lacquer technology, inherited from the house's artisanal tradition. The catalogue includes tables, sideboards, shelving and modular furniture.

For architects and interior designers, Acerbis is relevant when historically grounded, uncompromisingly crafted furniture with strong material identity is sought — a reference point for Milanese design in the second half of the 20th century.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACERBIS

Acerbis was founded in 1870 by Benvenuto Acerbis as a carpentry workshop in Albino, in the Valle Seriana near Bergamo, making it one of Italy's oldest furniture companies — officially recognised as a Marchio Storico di Interesse Nazionale (Historic Brand of National Interest). Enrico Acerbis serves as brand ambassador in the fourth generation. The company's defining modernisation leap came in the 1960s under Lodovico Acerbis, who introduced serial production and began collaborating with the leading designers of the era — including Giotto Stoppino, Massimo and Lella Vignelli, Vico Magistretti, Nanda Vigo and Gianfranco Frattini. Stoppino's Sheraton sideboard won the ADI Compasso d'Oro in 1979. In 2019, MDF Italia acquired the brand and appointed Francesco Meda and David Lopez Quincoces as creative directors, who have since reinterpreted the archive.

The current programme is structured around two pillars: the Remasters line — carefully selected re-editions of iconic archive pieces in new materials, proportions and the brand's signature lacquers, inspired by vintage car colours — and contemporary new designs. A defining brand characteristic is the exceptional expertise in hinges, closing mechanisms and precision lacquer technology, inherited from the house's artisanal tradition. The catalogue includes tables, sideboards, shelving and modular furniture.

For architects and interior designers, Acerbis is relevant when historically grounded, uncompromisingly crafted furniture with strong material identity is sought — a reference point for Milanese design in the second half of the 20th century.