
Vittorio Livi has always had one passion: glass. This allowed him to dedicate his life to his furniture glasswork creations, breathtaking pieces we all can admire in iSaloni 2019. With the goal of rising glass to the throne in the world of design, Vittorio Livi founded FIAM and designs the company’s first product, the “Onda pouf”, in 1973.

“Lollipop” by Marcel Wanders. Wall mirror in 8 mm-thick fused and back-silvered glass; 5 mm-thick flat mirror. Photo: ©FIAM Italia
Fullet, the very first company founded by him, produced colored glass for the furniture industry and was followed by a succession of companies: Artiglass, Curvovetro, Cromoglass and Vellutart. The merging of all of these companies in 1973 resulted in FIAM, the first company to produce furnishing items in curved glass.

“Big Wave” by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba. Table with base made of four separate 30 mm DV Glass elements, transparent or with colored stripes. Top made of 15 mm transparent glass, back-lacquered with monochrome color or hand-finished with Ecomalta, finer-grained texture finish. Photo: ©FIAM Italia

“Pop” by Marcel Wanders. Wall mirror in 6 mm high temperature fused glass, back-silvered; 5 mm flat mirror. Rear frame in painted metal. It can be hung horizontally or vertically. Photo: ©FIAM Italia
Thanks to its technology and partnerships with the best international designers, FIAM became a leader in the industry and some of its products are on display in more than twenty-five museums worldwide.

“Magma” by Patrick Jouin. Coffee table with 12 mm fused and tempered glass top, available in Smoke grey, Blue, Amber or Natural satin finish. Solid wood structure available in natural Oak or grey finish. Photo: ©FIAM Italia

“Magique Cubo” by Studio Klass. Bedside table with cubic inner compartment in 10-mm thick welded glass. Photo: ©FIAM Italia
After overseeing the restoration of Montegridolfo, a walled town dating back to the 7th century B.C., in 1992 Vittorio Livi purchased and renovated Villa Miralfiore, a historic building in Pesaro constructed in 1260. A part of the villa is dedicated to “Spazio Miralfiore”, a museum for works of art in glass produced by Livi and several other talented Italian and international artists and master artisans.

iSaloni 2019: “Pixel” by Vittorio Livi. Coffee table with Multicolor glass top and opaque titanium finish metal base. Photo: ©FIAM Italia

iSaloni 2019: “Pixel”‘s Detail. Photo: ©FIAM Italia
In 1998, FIAM Italia and the visionary creator Philippe Starck presented “Caadre”, a unique mirror which makes of its function its beauty, a mix of aesthetic sensibility, craftsmanship and timeless design. In 2018, they celebrated the 20th anniversary of the everlasting charm of CAADRE by introducing a new bronze model and the backlit version.

iSaloni 2019: “Caadre” by Philippe Starck. Free-standing mirror, also available in hanging version in 6 mm-thick curved glass, made of four separate back-silvered curved elements. Also available with engravings or in semi-reflective titanium glass or in bronze glass back-silvered. It can be hung horizontally or vertically. Photo: ©FIAM Italia

iSaloni 2019: “Dama” by Makio Hasuike. Monolithic console in 12 mm-thick curved glass. Photo: ©FIAM Italia
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