Founded by Vittorio Bertazzoni Sr. in Guastalla in 1948, Smeg makes household appliances that pair Italian design with everyday cooking, cleaning and food-preservation technology. Its five Italian production plants develop products through certified laboratories, while collaborations with designers and architects have helped make its colourful Fifties-style refrigerators and other appliances distinctive design objects. The Smeg Group employs around 2,500 people and also develops professional foodservice equipment and instruments for hospitals and laboratories.
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Bertazzoni SpABorn in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Bertazzoni has been making engineered cooking appliances for more than 140 years, now pairing its signature cookers with complete kitchen solutions. Family and food remain central to the company’s character, while coordinated Professional, Modern, Master and Heritage designs—including Heritage appliances with real-metal decorative details—bring Italian engineering into kitchens worldwide.NEW YORK, NY
ILVE USAFounded in 1969 in Campodarsego near Padua, Italy, ILVE makes cooking systems and kitchen appliances that bring professional-kitchen performance into the home. Its ranges and related appliances are produced individually to customer specifications, then assembled by hand using materials such as AISI 304 stainless steel, with designs that range from the retro-inspired Nostalgie to the contemporary Panoramagic. ILVE’s Panoramagic range cooker received the Good Design Award in 2017.BROOKLYN, NY
Nero CucineFounded by engineer-turned-entrepreneur Bartolomeo Bellati and designer Stefano Venier, Nero Cucine makes custom “Hyper Kitchens” in Italy that combine sculptural interiors with concealed, proprietary technology. Its in-house engineers and artisans develop mechanisms such as the Wing Top, which lifts a stone surface to reveal a stainless-steel cooking workspace, while the company’s headquarters and R&D operation remain in Sacile, Italy. Nero Cucine’s work has received Red Dot and A+ Architizer awards.New York, NY
Beta UtensiliFrom Alessandro Ciceri’s 1923 metal-stamping workshop in Erba, Beta Utensili has grown into an Italian manufacturer of professional tools and work equipment for industry, mechanics and vehicle repair. Still guided by the Ciceri family across four generations, the company designs and makes more than 16,000 products in Italy, where its distinctive approach pairs practical performance with considered design. Beta Utensili operates three Italian plants and serves customers internationally through 10 branches.COLUMBIA, PA