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For over a half-century, the Fornasetti name has been synonymous with a certain je ne sais quoi — a kind of magic found in the realm merging art and craftsmanship, where dreamy design generates fantastic, surreal, and metaphysical worlds all their own.

Whether its furniture, plates, candles, or rugs, Fornasetti’s signature style is immediately recognizable: decorative without falling into the futile, it’s audacious and visionary with a keen eye for detail and a predilection for functionality.

The “practical madness” behind one of the longest running and most acclaimed brands of the Made in Italy empire is first and foremost a family affair.

The story begins with Piero Fornasetti, born into Milan’s wealthy upper class in 1913, where his industrious father had already carved out a future for him at the company