HISTORY

ISAFF (Italiana  Società  Arredamenti Fratelli Fontanili) was born in 1958, and it is heading towards its 50 years of activity, developed mostly in community and school furniture, and playing ground equipment. Since the beginning ISAFF distinguished itself for the innovation and quality of its products; these features are guaranteed also by the internal Production.

Even today ISAFF produces the great part of its products in its Production Plant in Roncolo, thanks to the carpentry, woodcutting, painting and assembling areas.

ISAFF continuous development and new production opportunities led to the opening of a new Production Plan in 1989.

After a few years, Company’s Research and Development gave birth to “Green Line”, game equipment for playing grounds made of wood, destined  to children aging 0 to 6, and with the introduction of materials completely new for that time.

In 1995 started the collaboration with Reggio Children ( a world-known Institute which studies and defends children potentials www.reggiochildren.it ) for researching a new furniture line dedicated to childhood.

This collaboration, together with ZPZ Partners Architects Studios for the design, led to the development of Atelier3 line.

Thanks to Atelier3 ISAFF became known as a great innovative Company in a sector whom proposes were, and partially still are, only thought as simple supports and not as a teaching element; Reggio Children pedagogical theories state that Environment is a third educator, so able to give and to create impulses to all those living it.

In 2006 ISAFF entered into the Arkimedica group, receiving new impulse and new vitality, and therefore aiming to even higher goals.