The milestones since 1973

With the goal of making glass a focal point in the world of design, Vittorio Livi founds FIAM and designs the company’s first product: the Onda pouf.

Angelo Cortesi designs the curved glass table, Ponte, for FIAM. This is the start of a series of partnerships between the company and prestigious designers of international acclaim.

The first page advertising FIAM products is published in the Italian “Abitare” magazine.

Vittorio Livi embarks on a revolutionary project: Ragno, the first table produced from a single sheet of glass.

Vittorio Livi and Alessandro Mendini present the FIAM Collection at Centrodomus in Milan.

: “Ghost” is the first curved glass armchair. The armchair created by the designer, Cini Boeri, wins first prize in the “Readers’ referendum” competition in the magazine, “Interni”, and the “Forum Design Award” at Cosmit Milan.

The first edition of “Cristallo Forme Cultura” (Glass Shapes Culture) magazine is produced and published by FIAM. In the same year, Vittorio Livi is made an honorary citizen of New York by the mayor, Edward Koch.

Massimo Morozzi designs the “Hydra” coffee table. Only a water jet is used to create this work.

Presentation of works by Enrico Baj, Renata Boero, Emilio Isgrò, Walter Valentini and Luigi Veronesi at the Art & Design exhibition in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan.

The partnerships between FIAM and prestigious designers continue and lead to the creation of the “Papiro” and “Montefeltro” tables; the former designed by Giugiaro Design and the latter by Enzo Mari.

Vittorio Livi purchases Villa Miralfiore to create “Spazio Miralfiore”, the only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to curved glass.

Walter Valentini creates his work in glass, “Le Misure, il Cielo” in FIAM’s Artistic Research laboratory. The new range Livi’t by FIAM is launched in the same year.

FIAM reinforces its relationship with key exponents of international design resulting in the “Clear” collection by Ron Arad and the “Vulcano” coffee table designed by Vico Magistretti. The encounter between FIAM and Philippe Starck results in “Caadre”, the first product in which curved glass is combined with a mirror.

Caadre, Ghost and Atlas are selected to be displayed in international museums. The Caadre mirror, in particular, is exhibited at the “Fonds National d’Art Contemporain” in Paris, Ghost is exhibited at the “Musèe des Arts Decoratifs” in Montreal, and the Atlas table and Ghost are both exhibited at the “Musèe des Arts Decoratifs” in Paris.

The Ghost armchair is chosen to be part of a series of stamps by the Italian Postal Service dedicated to Made in Italy designs.

In the same year that the “Neutra” coffee table is created by Rodolfo Dordoni, Vittorio Livi is awarded the Compasso D’Oro” industrial design award to his career.

The Ghost armchair and its designer, Cini Boeri, in New York Style Magazine.

Vittorio Livi and Giuliano Vangi create the Crucifix of Pesaro, a glass sculpture presented to Pope Benedict XVI.

Ghost, Illusion and Tango are exhibited at The Corning Museum of Glass in New York while the sculpture, “Tavole della Legge” (Glass Bible), by Emilio Isgrò is displayed in the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome.

The Ghost armchair is chosen to be put on display at the “Le fabbriche dei sogni” (Factory of Dreams) at the Triennale art and design museum in Milan.

The partnership between FIAM and the designers, Dante Benini and Luca Gonzo, leads to one of the company’s greatest successes: the LLT Collection. In the same year, the Macramè coffee tables designed by LucidiPevere win 1st prize at the 25th edition of the Young & Design Award competition.

Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas design the “Rosy” and “Lucy” mirrors for FIAM. In the same year, “The Wing”, a mirror conceived by Daniel Libeskind, is also created.

Vittorio Livi creates the sculpture “Gesù Energia del Mondo” (Jesus, the Energy of Life) presented to Pope Francis. In the same year, FIAM is selected to represent the Brands of the World at Expo 2015.

The Leonard Committee present FIAM with the Quality Award 2015.

The Ghost armchair marks its thirtieth anniversary and to celebrate, FIAM involved all its designers in an artistic project and produced a brochure recounting the product’s history and acclaim. The entire “Ghost 30 Anniversary” project is presented at the “Salone del Mobile” trade fair in Milan, where Ghost was unveiled for the very first time in 1987.