Giuseppe ROSSI

Founded in 1935 by Giuseppe Rossi and his wife Maria Saporiti, the company—now led by their sons Luigi and Piero—celebrates 75 years of activity, marked by a continuous commitment to work, innovation, research, creativity, and the highest quality. In October, an exhibition showcasing the models that have shaped the company's history was inaugurated at its Albizzate headquarters, accompanied by a photographic display.

This is not the first time Rossi's success has been celebrated: in 2005, the publishing house Electa Mondadori dedicated a volume to the company and its pioneering products as part of its Industria & Design series. These designs represent a synthesis of the creative vision of renowned designers and Rossi’s solid construction expertise. Whether armchairs, sofas, or colorful poufs, the brand's creations have always stood out for their high aesthetic and technological standards, as well as their originality.

Over the years, Rossi di Albizzate has collaborated with some of the most prestigious names in design to create iconic furniture pieces: Vitelli and Ammanati, Carlo Bartoli, Hans Von Klier, Claudio Salocchi, Adam Tihany, and Matteo Thun, to name a few.

Art enthusiasts themselves, the Rossi brothers have also forged significant collaborations with internationally acclaimed artists. Notably, in the early 1980s, Lucio del Pezzo worked alongside Carlo Bartoli on the “Intarsio” furniture series. The company’s ventures also extended into fashion. In 1976, Piero and Luigi Rossi began an ongoing partnership with the renowned handbag brand Redwall Borbonese. In 1980, Dario Rossi, founder of Redwall, designed the “Dodo” series for the Rossi family—a collection of outdoor seating also suitable for boats. This series was directly inspired by his early, “unstructured” canvas sail bags.

The Dodo pieces, in their various forms, went on to furnish luxury yachts, commissioned by designers and shipowners from around the world. Throughout the 1980s, other notable encounters between Rossi di Albizzate, fashion, and art took place: with Carven, the iconic Parisian label that dressed Rossi’s collections—simply titled “Ma Griffe Carven”—in soft, lightweight fabrics. French artist Alain Carrè also collaborated on several Rossi collections, including Landing-Email, Superamerica-Verre Cattedrale, Zigo-Beaux-Arts, and Zago-Molas.

Over the decades, the company has not only followed but also decisively contributed to the evolution of tastes and lifestyles. The exhibition highlights how the history of design reflects the shifts in how we live—and, in particular, how the chapter written by Rossi di Albizzate still has much to tell, continuing with success along that “long, soft line” that has earned the brand worldwide recognition.