Morelato is an Italian family company for wood furniture in the artisanal cabinetmaking tradition — founded in the second half of the 20th century south of Verona (Veneto, north-east Italy), when Aldo Morelato established the "Casa Rossa" — a workshop gathering the masters of woodworking. From beginnings with hammer and chisel, Morelato gradually developed into an internationally recognised brand for style furniture of craft quality; every piece of furniture bears a fire brand as a quality certificate and proof of conformity with the company's internal quality system. In 2003 the Aldo Morelato Foundation — located in the historic Villa Dionisi in Cerea (Verona) — established the MAAM (Museum of Applied Furniture Art), permanently integrated into the museum network of the Fondazione Triennale Milano since June 2009. Annual design competition for emerging designers; winning works are admitted to the museum. All products 100% Made in Italy (Verona region — local craftsmen, local suppliers).
Materials: exclusively top-quality solid wood (cherry, ash, walnut/Canaletto walnut) — free from aesthetic and structural defects; internal structure of wood slats or plywood for stability over decades. Water-based lacquers (health protection for employees, reduction of domestic dust). Style ranges: '900 Collection (20th century/rationalism), Biedermeier, Direttorio, contemporary minimalism/linearity. Designers: Mario Botta, Piero Lissoni, Libero Rutilo, Giuseppe Viganò, Ugo La Pietra, Giò Ponti (historical). Product categories: bookcases (Scala, Biblioteca, Novecento, Swing, Biedermeier), sideboards (Zero), console tables (Flaminia), tables, chairs, sofas, armchairs, beds, bedside tables, wardrobes, contract and office solutions.
For architects and interior designers seeking for luxury residential, premium hospitality, demanding contract and institutional projects with a claim to artisanal cabinetmaking excellence an Italian family wood furniture company founded south of Verona in the second half of the 20th century by Aldo Morelato as "Casa Rossa" and carried forward across generations that with exclusively top-quality solid wood processing (cherry, ash, walnut), the fire brand as a quality certificate on every piece of furniture, the MAAM museum (Villa Dionisi Cerea, since 2009 Triennale Milano network) and designers including Mario Botta, Piero Lissoni and Libero Rutilo — every Morelato piece bears a fire brand as a quality certificate: a promise from the Casa Rossa that reaches from hammer and chisel to the MAAM museum in Villa Dionisi and designers such as Mario Botta and Piero Lissoni.