Valenti was born in Milan as a "Turning shop for sheets of any metal in general and possible assembly" In Italy we are experiencing the twenty years of fascism. That same year the New York stock exchange collapsed with serious economic and social consequences. In this context of crisis Valenti invests in raw materials with courage and determination.
After the fall of the fascist government and the end of the war, Milan was devastated by bombings. Those who survived talk about the spirit and strength they felt after the war: the desire for rebirth.
In 1946 the AR plan (Albini and Rogers) for the reconstruction and development of Milan was published in “Casabella” (n.194/1946).
On 18 March 1948 Lucio Fontana and others published the First Manifesto of Spatialism which would have Gianni Dova, Roberto Crippa and Cesare Peverelli among its major exponents in Milan.
On February 28, 1949, the reconstruction plan for Milan was approved.
In 1956 the ADI Association of Italian Industrial Design was founded.
In this climate of ferment Valenti specializes in the production of designer lighting technology.
1960-1967
Renzo Pighi decides to found the Ecolight brand in Milan to test the lighting production market.
Thus began the collaboration with young designers who see Valenti and EcoLight as a point of reference for creative research.
In Italy the center left asserts itself.
Architect Luciano Patetta designs Diatomea. Table lamp made up of an upper body and an internal Perspex diffuser.
Emira e Guido Fochi design Tenebra. A suspension in lacquered metal.
Valenti collaborates with Olaf Von Bohr, thus the iconic Medusa lamp is born.
Medusa is created by assembling a series of shaped lacquered strips about a steel hoop. The strips form a unique diffuser that creates a sensually soft lighting effect. Sinuous and winking, it combines the principles of a polished and minimal design with a charge of timeless dream and poetry.
The Prague Spring begins.
The Valenti technical studio designs Attaccapanni
Ezio Didone designs Gancio
Valenti produces the revolutionary Hebi lamp based on a design by the young designer Isao Hosoe.
Man lands on the moon.
Olaf Von Bohr designs the Studio table lamp, designed for desks.
Studio Tetrarch designs for Valenti: Pistillo
A unique and impressive lamp with a shape inspired by nature. Pistil is the female reproductive organ of the flower. The style and winning design are evident in the chrome body and in the arms that surround the central bulb.
Football: Italy – West Germany 4-3, the match of the century.
The Valenti studio designs Alina, a highly successful table lamp.
The Watergate scandal hits the headlines.
Ezio Didone and Liisi Beckmann design Fioriera. An ABS plant stand.
Isao Hosoe designs Tama.
The war in Vietnam ends.
Valenti redesigns its image
Inspired by the cargo mast of ships, the Valenti technical studio creates Bigo.
IBM launches the first personal computer.
The architects De Pas, D'Urbino and Lomazzi design the Valentina table lamp.
Microsoft launches the first version of Windows.
The architects De Pas, D'Urbino and Lomazzi design the Valentina table lamp.
Microsoft launches the first version of Windows.
Franco Mirenzi designs the Dolly bedside lamp.
The Channel Tunnel opens.
Giuseppe Raimondi designs the Miriade low voltage cable system for Valenti.
The first chapter of Harry Potter has been published.
Franco Mirenzi invents ALA, a directional wall and ceiling lamp.
Mario Barbaglia designs Fibra, a table lamp.
Vittorio Gassmann disappears.
Marco Agnoli designs the Sphere collection for Valenti..
The social network Facebook is born.
Lorenzo Palmeri designs Promenade, a rotating wall and ceiling lamp.
Giancarlo Fassina and Carlo Forcolini design the Mandarin system for Valenti.
Mario Maccarini designs the Calligrafico collection.
Apple launches the iPhone on the market.
Big Luciano disappears.
Mario Maccarini creates Ego, a mirror lamp for the make-up room.
Mario barbaglia designs Corsaro, a floor lamp.
USA: Obama is sworn in as the 44th president.
