Lithea An Italian brand of interior design. Lithea is a company founded in 2008 by Patrizia Furnari in collaboration with MG FURNARI, a historic Italian company with half a century of experience in the processing of stone materials. The philosophy of Lithea can be summed up in one sentence: "The sensitive shapes of stone"; after more than sixty years of experience in the processing of stone materials, the brand reinvents the face of stone making it become a very contemporary materials. Everyday objects are manufactured with strong materials such as Carrara marble and be

Lithea An Italian brand of interior design. Lithea is a company founded in 2008 by Patrizia Furnari in collaboration with MG FURNARI, a historic Italian company with half a century of experience in the processing of stone materials. The philosophy of Lithea can be summed up in one sentence: "The sensitive shapes of stone"; after more than sixty years of experience in the processing of stone materials, the brand reinvents the face of stone making it become a very contemporary materials. Everyday objects are manufactured with strong materials such as Carrara marble and become small artistic stone sculptures to exhibit in our homes. The expert processing of stone reveals sensitive and delicate forms, creating elements in continuous transformation, furnishing objects with a strong personality and absolutely unique features. Litheàs mission is to pursue the aim of cultivating the testing of new techniques and forms, while at the same time encouraging Italian craftsmanship, without departing from the obvious standard logic in the production and distribution of its products throughout the world.After so many years in the sector of stone materials, Lithea has decided to open the doors also to the field of design, collaborating with internationally renowned designer to make some exceptional changes in the processing of stone, in terms of design vision, technological innovation, production and finishing. A new and innovative vision of a professional and productive path imagined by a leading company in its field which has collected many successes in the past years. Production technologies, in particular, make use of numerical control of the material blocks, and after computerized processes it follows the manual reworking of the products entrusted to the incredible talent of the most skilled craftsmen. What really makes Lithea a visionary and innovative brand, is its incredible project to turn stone into a new contemporary material, perfect for creating accessories for daily use that emanate style and elegance from every angle. Extraordinary design objects were born from stone processing, such as the Semicolon tasting kit, made entirely of Etna Basalt and composed of two elements: a circular cutting board and a cylindrical glacette. The comfortable gacette can be placed directly in the freezer to maintain the temperature of wine, once served at the table. The cutting board instead can be used as an elegant tray to accompany the wine tasting with some finger-food. Stone is a natural material from the earth, irregular, imperfect, unique, charming and never repetitive. Stone interpreted as an element of time and memory. Lithea, through the patient use of old manual techniques and thanks to the surprising use of new chemical and mechanical technologies, transforms these archaic artifacts and materials in architecture and design elements, characterized by amazing shapes and surfaces, while keeping to their intrinsic nature. Who are Litheàs Designers Michele De Lucchi Born in Ferrara in 1951, he graduated in architecture in Florence. Michele De Lucchi is one of the most famous Italian architects and designers. Winner of the Golden Compass with the Tolomeo lamp by Artemide, he has collaborated with the leading Italian companies. It 'been a prominent figure of Alchymia and Memphis and Director of Design for Olivetti from 1992 to 2002, developing experimental projects for Compaq, Philips, Vitra. He has renovated some buildings in Japan, Germany and Italy for Enel, Olivetti, Piaggio, Poste Italiane, Telecom Italia. From 1999 to 2005 he retrained some power plants for Enel. For Poste Italiane, Telecom Italia, Hera, Intesa Sanpaolo and other Italian and foreign banks he contributed to the evolution of the corporate image. In 1990, he created "Production Private" a small company that manufactures products using artisanal techniques. Some of his products are exhibited in the most important museums in Europe, the US and Japan. Marco Piva Marco Piva defines the language of his works linked to architecture, design and the product, as exciting, fluid and functional. The effort in the research about materials and technology, the value of differentiation and design innovation result in the founding of the "Studiodada Associates", whose production becomes one of the most representative work of the period called Radical Design. In the '80s he opened the "Studio Marco Piva", dealing with an activity that ranges from large architectural projects to interior design, and industrial design. Being a traveller before being a designer, he studies and bases its design solutions on freedom of style, a line in which objects are filled with emotions, new symbols and the colours contrast with intellectualism or stiffness. Author of numerous architecture and interior design projects around the world; Japan, in Venice, passing through the Port Palace in Monte Carlo. For the famous Boscolo Group, Marco Piva has created the Suites of the Exedra in Rome, the B4 Net Tower of Padua and finally the Tower Hotel in Bologna. In Dubai, on Palm Jumeirah, he has designed the Tiara Hotel and the Oceana Hotel. Also in Dubai he has designed the innovative Porto Dubai complex. In Russia he is planning the new riverfront complex in Novosibirsk. In Italy, he is engaged in designing the Alemagna Uno in Mogliano Veneto, as well as in the realization of the multifunctional complex Le Terrazze, in Treviso. He exports his know-how abroad and he is one of the few Italian designers that still manages to build in the UAE, where it is currently engaged in the construction of the residential complex Rawdhat Residential Buildings in Abu Dhabi. Marco Piva has compiled a handbook of "seven keywords" that describe his vision and his design process, which are: Hotel, Light, Life, Scene, Matter, Transparency and Design. Piva finds out to be a designer-traveller, attentive to hospitality and user of ideas, sensitive to the local atmosphere. Fabio Fazio Born in Switzerland in Neuchatel in 1974, Fabio Fazio graduated in Architecture in Reggio Calabria. He is the head of Design for the Lithea brand since its foundation, and he also take care of everything related to the corporate image. He deals with the design of objects and furnishings, both at an artisanal and industrial level, new buildings and the renovation of private buildings; he also designs public spaces in Sicily. His talent is so recognized that he received the title of Professor of Company Art Design at the Free Academy of Fine Arts in Rome.

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