The aim of this study is to investigate the Italian
furniture design from different aspects which has showed
an incremental development and has gained an
international success after the Second World War.
Political, cultural and socio-economic impacts,
technological developments and the materials that are
used to create innovative designs are discussed in a
historical perspective. Various factors that support its
success; manufacturing firms, the designers, Milan
furniture fairs and Triennials, periodicals and Composso
D ’oro awards are analysed. The important design movements
and leading designers of Italian furniture design are
studied taking into consideration their philosophical and
artistic concerns.