The author of PAPILIO is the famous designer of Japanese origins Naoto Fukasawa, who signed products of simple beauty and ergonomic forms for many prestigious brands of international fame, as the Italian producer company B&B Italia.

Vincent Van Duysen, born in 1962 in Belgium, graduated in architecture in 1985, starts immediately working in Milan, collaborating with Cinzia Ruggeri and Studio Cibic-Sottsass Associates. Later, in 1990, he will open his own study, concentrating on architecture and interior design, but also in industrial design, creating exquisite furniture pieces for most important brands from the industry, such as B&B Italia, but also being the Art Director for Molteni&C and Dada, other two Italian brands of international fame.

His projects and design items are all signed by pure shapes, clean design, using natural materials making them TIMELESS.

B&B Italia was founded by the Italian visioner and entrepreneur Piero Ambrogio Busnelli in 1966. Today the company is reputed as one of the leading design furniture producers in the world, both for home and contract. It is distinguished by innovative industrial design, great collaborations with the best architects and designers of international fame, creating authentic products, and contributing to the history of Italian design. 

Its headquarters are based in Novedrate (Como), north of Milan, and were designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers in 1972. Here the company has created in decades its history based on technology, creativity, and unedited style, bringing “Made in Italy” on international markets. Its products reflect contemporary culture, where products are certified by the quality and made to last over time. A unique union between creativity, innovation, and industrial know-how.

B&B ITALIA was founded in 1966 by Piero Ambrogio Busnelli. It became one of the leading Italian companies in the international world of designer furniture for home and public places such as hotels, restaurants, and shops.

The company is based in Novedrate (Como), north of Milan. It is distinguished by an innovative industrial approach in manufacturing furniture using prime quality materials and exquisite modern design. It creates collections in collaboration with famous architects of international recognition as Antonio Citterio, Gaetano Pesce, Patricia Urquiola, Jean-Marie Massaud, Naoto Fukasawa, Nipa Doshi & Jonathan Levien, Vincent Van Duysen, and other. B&B Italia is rewarded with numerous prestigious awards, including no less than 4 Compasso D‘Oro prizes, the most prestigious honor in the field of industrial design.

Gaetano Pesce has created these anthropomorphic armchairs SERIE UP the Italian producer C&B Italia, and immediately conquered the reputation of an unconventional designer in Italian panorama of the Sixties.