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Calia Italia

Calia Italia is an Italian upholstered furniture manufacturer, founded in 1965 in Matera (Basilicata, southern Italy) by Liborio Vincenzo Calia — a skilled master carpenter who initially built the business as a sole proprietorship for sofa manufacturing. The company remained in the craft production segment until the late 1970s / early 1980s, when the transition to industrial manufacturing was completed. His sons Giuseppe and Saverio Calia joined the business and lead it to this day: Saverio Calia as Artistic Director, Giuseppe Calia as Commercial Director. The 1984 "Magic" model and the 1987 "Transatlantic" — developed specifically for the French market — established the international breakthrough. In 1991 Calia Italia founded its internal Centro Studi — a design and prototype development department that has since developed over 50 new models annually. In 2019 Calia Italia served as Official Comfort Supplier of the Matera European Capital of Culture. The company is listed in the Registro Speciale dei Marchi Storici di Interesse Nazionale (Special Register of Historic Brands of National Interest, Ministry of Economic Development).

Capacity: over 1,000 upholstered pieces daily; automated finished goods warehouse with a capacity of over 20,000 seats — claimed by the company to be the largest of its kind in Europe. Production entirely in the Murgia region (Matera), the heart of the upholstery district. Range: sofas (Superior, Modular, Premium), armchairs, ottomans and benches, sofa beds, outdoor collection. Materials: full-grain leather, fabric (cotton, linen), microfibre, all materials tested for strength and durability. Wood: PEFC and FSC-certified. Designer collaboration: Bernard Masson and others. Award: Trophée de l'Innovation, ESPRIT MEUBLE Paris; Premio Azienda Longeva (Matera Chamber of Commerce, 2015). Since 1992 own 500 m² photographic studio in Matera (design: Saverio Calia).

For architects, hospitality planners and interior designers, Calia Italia is the most reliable southern Italian address for fully customisable upholstered furniture from the Murgia — with a vertically integrated industrial structure that does equal justice to craft origins and global distribution in 50+ countries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calia Italia

Calia Italia is an Italian upholstered furniture manufacturer, founded in 1965 in Matera (Basilicata, southern Italy) by Liborio Vincenzo Calia — a skilled master carpenter who initially built the business as a sole proprietorship for sofa manufacturing. The company remained in the craft production segment until the late 1970s / early 1980s, when the transition to industrial manufacturing was completed. His sons Giuseppe and Saverio Calia joined the business and lead it to this day: Saverio Calia as Artistic Director, Giuseppe Calia as Commercial Director. The 1984 "Magic" model and the 1987 "Transatlantic" — developed specifically for the French market — established the international breakthrough. In 1991 Calia Italia founded its internal Centro Studi — a design and prototype development department that has since developed over 50 new models annually. In 2019 Calia Italia served as Official Comfort Supplier of the Matera European Capital of Culture. The company is listed in the Registro Speciale dei Marchi Storici di Interesse Nazionale (Special Register of Historic Brands of National Interest, Ministry of Economic Development).

Capacity: over 1,000 upholstered pieces daily; automated finished goods warehouse with a capacity of over 20,000 seats — claimed by the company to be the largest of its kind in Europe. Production entirely in the Murgia region (Matera), the heart of the upholstery district. Range: sofas (Superior, Modular, Premium), armchairs, ottomans and benches, sofa beds, outdoor collection. Materials: full-grain leather, fabric (cotton, linen), microfibre, all materials tested for strength and durability. Wood: PEFC and FSC-certified. Designer collaboration: Bernard Masson and others. Award: Trophée de l'Innovation, ESPRIT MEUBLE Paris; Premio Azienda Longeva (Matera Chamber of Commerce, 2015). Since 1992 own 500 m² photographic studio in Matera (design: Saverio Calia).

For architects, hospitality planners and interior designers, Calia Italia is the most reliable southern Italian address for fully customisable upholstered furniture from the Murgia — with a vertically integrated industrial structure that does equal justice to craft origins and global distribution in 50+ countries.