Baleri Italia was founded on 8 March 1984 by Enrico Baleri and Marilisa Decimo.

In the years of sobriety and form-function rigour, Baleri Italia modern furniture became the highest expression of a certain idea of design, pragmatic and at the same time utopian, in pursuit of the authentic, non-obsolescent, inconspicuous, coherent, international object.

Its design philosophy was and remains aimed at creating distinctive and functional design, maintaining a constant commitment to expressive research combined with careful technical product development. This approach has enabled the company to pioneer technological experimentation and material innovation, as well as recognizing and supporting emerging talents in design.

First and foremost, Philippe Starck, whose collaboration marked the beginning of a path full of successes and innovations. Over time, Starck has been joined by masters such as Hannes Wettstein, Angelo Mangiarotti and Alessandro Mendini, authors of products that have become authentic icons such as Starck’s Francesca Spanish chair and President M table, the Juliette and Caprichair seats and the Bill sofa by Wettstein, the T-Table by Mangiarotti.

The brand has also received many awards for its research work and the quality of its products. These include the Top Ten MD Du Pont award in 1992 for Caprichair and in 1993 for the Molly system, the Compasso d’Oro award for the Cartoons screen in 1994 and honourable mentions in the Compasso d’Oro for the Baleri Italia image in 1987 and 2001, for Caprichair in 1994 and for the Lisa chair in 2001. In the same year the Cartoons screen was included in the Permanent Collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Today the evolution continues, through the rethinking of the brand identity according to the current context.