Pedrali

Pedrali is an Italian company producing modern furniture for the contract and residential sectors. The collection results from meticulous research aimed at creating functional and versatile industrial design products in metal, plastic materials, wood and upholstery, which are often combined. Seating, tables, furnishings and lamps are all exclusively manufactured in Italy, combining tradition and innovation, engineering excellence coupled with creative brilliance. The “100% Made in Italy” philosophy takes shape through internal production at the Mornico al Serio (Bergamo) headquarters, with its automated warehouse designed by architect Cino Zucchi, and at the Manzano (Udine) works. High quality and respect for the environment represent Pedrali’s long-established practice, as can be seen by the brand’s use of water-based paints made principally from plant-derived resins for wood products, and by the certifications ISO 9001 for quality management, ISO 14001 for sustainable environmental management, FSC® C114358 for the use of timber from certified forests, and Greenguard for low emissions of toxic substances. In 2020 the company has presented its first collections made from 100% recycled plastic and completed the study on Corporate Carbon Footprint which allows an overview of the impact of the production cycle on the environment, obtaining the certification UNI EN ISO 14064-1:2019.
Experimentation with production technologies, use of diversified materials and collaboration with numerous designers have resulted in Pedrali winning important awards, such as the Compasso d'Oro ADI for its Frida chair. Pedrali is a member of ADI, Associazione per il Disegno Industriale (Association for Industrial Design).

Beauty, tradition and innovation.

The company’s tradition is closely linked to the history of Mario Pedrali, who, in 1963, founded a craft workshop in the town of Palazzolo sull'Oglio, in the province of Brescia, where he began to produce his first outdoor collections of wrought iron seats. In the 1970s, he embarked on a journey that lead him to collaborate with Italian and foreign architects and designers, turning to indoor furniture, specialising ever more in industrial production targeting the contract sector.

Regarding innovation, Pedrali is an industry 4.0 company whose factories are equipped with interconnected machinery and which for several years now have been investing in digitised production. Every year, a significant part of the company’s turnover is invested in innovation, technology, and the plant. The year 2016 saw the inauguration of Pedrali’s “Fili d’Erba” automatic warehouse designed by CZA - Cino Zucchi Architetti.

Innovation also means looking to the future from the perspective of environmental sustainability since well-being and respect for the environment increasingly need to become our top priorities. During production, maximum attention is paid to reducing the consumption of raw materials, to rationalising resources, to reusing and/or recycling waste, and to controlling emissions. Making durable products, both from an aesthetic prospective and in terms of resistance, is the key element to ensuring sustainability. From the design phase, Pedrali’s furniture is conceived to be disassembled and produced through processes aimed at limiting consumption. Plastic products are recyclable and environmentally friendly. Wood-based products are FSC® C114358 certified, attesting to the use of wood from certified forests, and finished with water-based paints composed mostly of plant-based resins, thus drastically reducing the presence of chemical compounds compared to traditional paints. The certifications ISO 9001:2015 (for the quality of business processes) and ISO 14001:2015 (for production based on a sustainable environmental policy) demonstrate how well-established the values of quality and environmental sustainability have become at Pedrali.

Beauty is the a natural consequence, epitomised by the collections showcased every year by the company at the Salone del Mobile. It stems from the collaboration with Italian and international designers. Beauty also stems from the underlying projects, within which each product finds its own space, its own character.