Connubia is an independent furniture brand within the Orbital Design Collective — an Italian company group that emerged from the craft workshop founded in 1923 in Manzano (Province of Udine, Friuli) by Antonio Calligaris. Calligaris started with a single chair: the Marocca, handcrafted from wood of the Julian Alps with a woven rush seat — a chair that made Manzano the starting point of the so-called "chair district", Italy's most significant chair production region. Drawing on this heritage, Connubia was launched as an independent brand in 2016 when Calligaris restructured its product offering: Connubia focuses on the core business — chairs, tables, furnishing accessories — carrying the full craft and technological know-how of the group. The name derives from the Latin "conubium" (marriage, bond); the brand logo shows three chairs around a table — the simplest possible image of coming together.

Design philosophy and sustainability: Connubia positions itself as a brand for a young, informal, convivial way of living. The range includes chairs (including the Academy line, highly variable in materials and finishes), extending tables (with the patented EASY X-tension mechanism — table legs move synchronously with the top), stools, benches and accessories. Ceramic table tops (highly resistant to scratches, heat, impact and chemicals) are a technical brand signature. I am green programme: use of bio-based plastic derived from sugar cane (reducing CO₂ compared to conventional plastic), FSC-certified wood and water-based paints. Reef armchair (design Michele Menescardi — bio-based plastic, Salone del Mobile). Production entirely in Italy.

For architects, hospitality designers and interior architects who need a price-accessible, technically solid and sustainably produced chairs-and-tables programme with a Made-in-Italy background and design aesthetic, Connubia is the most direct answer within the Calligaris Group — without the representational ambition of the parent brand, but with the same manufacturing depth.