Cini&Nils was established in 1969 when two designers felt the need to make their designs directly available to the market. When Mario Melocchi teamed up with the architect and designer Franco Bettonica to found the company, the duo started out by marketing a range of products, many of which have since been bought by the New York MoMA, including the Bar, Tabletop and Desktop collections, the swivel Magazine Stand, the Cubobar and the Game Table. It was in 1972 that Franco Bettonica came up with the idea for Cuboluce, the link in the chain between objects and lighting devices and the progenitor of a new generation of products that marked Cini&Nils’ début in the field of lighting. One innovation followed another, year after year, and in due course ownership of the firm passed to the managers who had contributed to its success. Since Luta Bettonica took over as art director in 2002, the new led collections have turned over a new page towards innovative, sustainable and interconnected production. Renowned for products that have made history in its 50 years of market presence, Cini&Nils has become a familiar benchmark in the field of high-end decorative and technical lighting.
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