Fantini | Virtual Fellowship
We join Daniela Fantini in Italy and Riccardo Conti in New York as they take us through the essence of Fantini. Daniela took over her family business at age 28 and built it to be a worldwide leader in fixturing. We learn more about the company’s offices, factory, and the 11-room suite hotel, CasaFantini, designed by Piero Lissoni and deeply rooted on Lake Orta in Italy. We learn about the company’s passion for design innovation and environmental commitments to give water its best form.
“...It was great to see Daniela Fantini so passionate, bringing her love of water into the homes of others and it was great to see a woman in charge for a change.”
Daniela Fantini
In 1982, Daniela took the lead of Fratelli Fantini, as the 2nd generation of the brand, founded in 1947 by her father & uncle, Giovanni & Fino, on Lake Orta. Fantini is the perfect integration of an industrial facility within a naturally beautiful landscape. With her entrepreneurship core values, Daniela has laid the foundation of the company since the beginning: ethics, respect for people & their work, & corporate social responsibility.
Riccardo Conti
From his beginnings in 2009 as Fantini’s Latin America Export Director, Riccardo was destined to lead. He then created Fantini USA in 2010 and serves as its Director. Riccardo defines the national strategies from operations, design and marketing, and consults the company on these global aspects as well. Conti is a passionate authority on design, product quality and craftsmanship. He holds a BBA from Università Bocconi, an MBA from Columbia University and attended post graduate International Business studies at UC Berkeley.
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