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Bufalini Design
FRA INNOVAZIONE E TRADIZIONE

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Bufalini is an Italian company operating in the marble and stone industry for over three hundred years.

As custodian of an extensive history and part of a well-established tradition, Bufalini’s name is interwoven with the renown of Carrara marble, a material known for its sophisticated aesthetics and manifold processing possibilities.

“My adventure in design began with a meeting with Paolo Ulian, who opened me up to new and unique visions in marble design.”

explains Francesca Bufalini. “Each new object created has always aroused a strong emotion in me, each time nourishing curiosity and surprise which, with the passing of time, have become the stimulus to continue on this journey with ever more enthusiasm and dedication.”

Four generations have succeeded one another at the helm of the company, passing on an increasingly profound and multifaceted know-how – knowledge and expertise reflected in the marble object that becomes the starting point for surfaces, coatings and furnishing pieces of innovative design, thus demonstrating the broad range of possible uses for the material. “This path has guided me, firstly to listen to my emotions, and secondly to try to translate them into a value that could progressively enrich our company as well, in a universe that combines the love for marble with the joy of the search for beauty and the innovation conveyed by ethical principles that are important for all of us,” explains Francesca.
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A quest born out of love for what is not yet known

The company now operates internationally, with projects in Europe, Asia and the United States, covering sectors as diverse as residential, religious, commercial and naval realms, always with an increasing focus on contemporary design. “A quest born out of love for what is not yet known, for the idea of a new and different future for marble,” concludes Francesca Bufalini.

Paolo Ulian Designer

He trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara and later enrolled at the Isia in Florence where he graduated in industrial design in 1990. He moved to Milan where he worked as assistant in Enzo Mari's studio. In 2000 he exhibited at the Salone Satellite and won the first prize of the Design Report Award. In 2009, Beppe Finessi curated his first solo exhibition at the Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan and the following year a second solo exhibition was set up at the Milan Triennale entitled "Between game and landfill" this time curated by Enzo Mari.

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Martinelli Venezia Designer

In 2004, after almost two years of collaboration with Enzo Mari, he started working with the lute-maker Francesco Rivolta, learning high cabinet-making techniques. In 2007 started his own studio in Milan. From 2009 to 2015 he worked as a consultant for Michele De Lucchi.

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Martinelli Venezia Studio

MARTINELLI VENEZIA is a design studio based in Milan and Palermo, founded in 2015 by the architects Carolina Martinelli and Vittorio Venezia. The studio deals with art direction, furniture design, exhibition design, architecture and interior design, exploring issues concerning the relationship between tradition and local culture, the material properties and the technical possibilities of manufacturing processes.

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