Zilio A&C is a Friulian brand founded in 1951 in Corno di Rosazzo, near Udine, in the city’s chair manufacturing district. Under the leadership of Carlo Zilio, the company is now in its third generation and continues to tap into the region’s deep tradition of excellent artisan craftsmanship.
An ultra-local philosophy that sparks international partnerships, resulting in collections of chairs and accessories designed with ultra-contemporary style. Each design is made from a small palette of all-natural materials, meticulously selected to showcase the pieces’ sleek simplicity of form like fine ingredients in a recipe. Oak, ash, and beech, and metals to create the structures. Leather, hemp, and wool for the upholstery. These are designs that are not meant to be shown off. Each chair and accessory should be savored in detail and gradually discovered. A wooden curve, a metal joint, a row of stitches on leather or fabric: no detail is placed by accident, but neither is it an end in itself. Every aspect of the design serves a purpose, enhancing the lines and aesthetic impact or improving comfort and stability.
The refined sophistication of Zilio A&C’s production can be seen in the new folding chair Bacchette, a modern reinterpretation of the classic safari or director’s chair designed by Mentsen, a London-based Japanese studio that also handles the brand’s art direction. Another Mentsen piece is a Zilio A&C classic: the lounge chair Kinoko, which blends softness and rigour in a unique visual synthesis.
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- Bacchette folding chair, a modern reinterpretation of the classic safari or director’s chair designed by Mentsen, a London-based Japanese studio that also handles the brand’s art direction. (Photo credit: Zilio A&C)
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- Bacchette folding chair (Photo credit: Zilio A&C)
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- Kinoko lounge chair (Photo credit: Zilio A&C)
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- Kinoko lounge chair (Photo credit: Zilio A&C)
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- Kinoko lounge chair (Photo credit: Zilio A&C)
Upon features clever details of construction, with a system of invisible joints between backrest and frame. The new stool joins the chair in the collection from Belgian designer Sylvain Willenz. Compact and lightweight style for the Candid series, which includes a chair and now the new stool from the multidisciplinary Swedish team at the Note Design Studio. Arkad shows off more playful tones. Also by Note Design Studio, this family of poufs is inspired by the architecture of colonnades and is among the brand’s best-loved and versatile products.
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- Upon features clever details of construction, with a system of invisible joints between backrest and frame. The new stool joins the chair in the collection from Belgian designer Sylvain Willenz. (Photo credit: Zilio A&C)
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- Upon stool (Photo credit: Zilio A&C)
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- Upon chair (Photo credit: Zilio A&C)
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- Upon chair (Photo credit: Zilio A&C)
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- Upon chairs (Photo credit: Zilio A&C)
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- Candid chair (Photo credit: Zilio A&C)
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- Arkad family of poufs by Note Design Studio, is inspired by the architecture of colonnades and is among the brand’s best-loved and versatile products. (Photo credit: Zilio A&C)
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- Arkad pouf (Photo credit: Matevz Paternoster)
Aesthetic and structural strength characterize Zilio A&C’s exploration of design. Cross-disciplinary furniture from home to corporate settings, meticulously designed from the smallest structural details to shapes, colors, and durable materials, always following an intimately responsible and sustainable philosophy.
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