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30.05.2019
Company
We’ve always told you
about our products.
Now we’d like to tell you
about us.
Vitrealspecchi. 80 years of glass.

Vitrealspecchi. 80 years of glass.

We are a “small” Italian company with a big specialization: the chemical etching of flat glass.
Our production facilities are all on a single site in Italy, in the heart of the country’s most industrialized and productive region, Lombardia. Here we transform around 500,000 m2 of float glass a year into prestige materials for Architecture and Design.

Our direct clients are the world’s top transformers of flat glass, as well, of course, as the most important distributors in Italy and abroad. They know they can rely on 360° quality, from the products to service, which is increasingly geared to partnership. Transparency, flexibility, punctuality, confidentiality in project management, commercial fairness and respect for commitments undertaken are values that make the difference. They’ve been our values ever since we started out.

1939-1960
Leading mirror manufacturers.

Vitrealspecchi. 80 years of glass.

Vitrealspecchi was set up in Italy in 1939 by a family of industrial glass processors active since the beginning of the century.
The chosen site was in what was already the country’s most productive area, specializing in craft production of furniture.
Vitrealspecchi. 80 years of glass.

For the first 20 years it concentrated on mirrors (hence the name of the company) and was one of the first firms in Italy to install an automated production line for large sized plate glass mirrors. Such prominence was short-lived however, as glass factories also invested in large mirror production plant but, more significantly, the style of furnishing in Italian homes was changing with the economic boom. Classic items of furniture with shaped mirrors gave way to more modern designs, with only wood on view. The craftsmanship required for one-off pieces was no longer needed.

1965: the first industrial satin-finish glass.

Vitrealspecchi. 80 years of glass.

To handle this crisis, Vitrealspecchi abandoned mirrors for a project that was to see unthinkable growth: the industrial development of an old glass working technique, chemical engraving (etching). In 1965 it patented the first process for etching and satin-finishing plates of float glass. It was a little big revolution for the building and furniture industries, as satin-finish glass, with its beauty, practicality and affordable prices, was to completely replace traditional sand-blasted glass.

1968: launch of the Madras® brand.

Vitrealspecchi. 80 years of glass.

The Madras® brand – which is still the iconic label of Vitrealspecchi production – conquers the market: the rippling produced by the chemical etching recalls a particular style of Indian silk and its lustrous effects. Its first and for many years most important application was glass doors.

1990-2019: research and creativity break new ground.

Vitrealspecchi. 80 years of glass.

The ’90s ushered in an important new phase for Vitrealspecchi, with the research and development of new and hitherto unimagined applications for Madras® glass: no longer just doors but shower boxes, flooring, stairways, furnishing, façades. The company also extended its international reach.
Vitrealspecchi. 80 years of glass.

So it’s now perfectly possible that the home you live in, the office you work in, the high-tech store or fashion boutique you shop in or even the cladding of a whole building will be graced with Madras® glass, product-emblem of Vitrealspecchi, 80 years on from it birth.
Vitrealspecchi. 80 years of glass.

Our thanks to everyone who has contributed
and continues to contribute
with their hard work and passion
to these 80 years to be proud of:
devoted to glass and exploiting
its infinite beauty.

 

30.05.2019
Company
We’ve always told you
about our products.
Now we’d like to tell you
about us.
Vitrealspecchi. 80 years of glass.

Vitrealspecchi. 80 years of glass.

We are a “small” Italian company with a big specialization: the chemical etching of flat glass.
Our production facilities are all on a single site in Italy, in the heart of the country’s most industrialized and productive region, Lombardia. Here we transform around 500,000 m2 of float glass a year into prestige materials for Architecture and Design.

Our direct clients are the world’s top transformers of flat glass, as well, of course, as the most important distributors in Italy and abroad. They know they can rely on 360° quality, from the products to service, which is increasingly geared to partnership. Transparency, flexibility, punctuality, confidentiality in project management, commercial fairness and respect for commitments undertaken are values that make the difference. They’ve been our values ever since we started out.

1939-1960
Leading mirror manufacturers.

Vitrealspecchi. 80 years of glass.

Vitrealspecchi was set up in Italy in 1939 by a family of industrial glass processors active since the beginning of the century.
The chosen site was in what was already the country’s most productive area, specializing in craft production of furniture.
Vitrealspecchi. 80 years of glass.

For the first 20 years it concentrated on mirrors (hence the name of the company) and was one of the first firms in Italy to install an automated production line for large sized plate glass mirrors. Such prominence was short-lived however, as glass factories also invested in large mirror production plant but, more significantly, the style of furnishing in Italian homes was changing with the economic boom. Classic items of furniture with shaped mirrors gave way to more modern designs, with only wood on view. The craftsmanship required for one-off pieces was no longer needed.

1965: the first industrial satin-finish glass.

Vitrealspecchi. 80 years of glass.

To handle this crisis, Vitrealspecchi abandoned mirrors for a project that was to see unthinkable growth: the industrial development of an old glass working technique, chemical engraving (etching). In 1965 it patented the first process for etching and satin-finishing plates of float glass. It was a little big revolution for the building and furniture industries, as satin-finish glass, with its beauty, practicality and affordable prices, was to completely replace traditional sand-blasted glass.

1968: launch of the Madras® brand.

Vitrealspecchi. 80 years of glass.

The Madras® brand – which is still the iconic label of Vitrealspecchi production – conquers the market: the rippling produced by the chemical etching recalls a particular style of Indian silk and its lustrous effects. Its first and for many years most important application was glass doors.

1990-2019: research and creativity break new ground.

Vitrealspecchi. 80 years of glass.

The ’90s ushered in an important new phase for Vitrealspecchi, with the research and development of new and hitherto unimagined applications for Madras® glass: no longer just doors but shower boxes, flooring, stairways, furnishing, façades. The company also extended its international reach.
Vitrealspecchi. 80 years of glass.

So it’s now perfectly possible that the home you live in, the office you work in, the high-tech store or fashion boutique you shop in or even the cladding of a whole building will be graced with Madras® glass, product-emblem of Vitrealspecchi, 80 years on from it birth.
Vitrealspecchi. 80 years of glass.

Our thanks to everyone who has contributed
and continues to contribute
with their hard work and passion
to these 80 years to be proud of:
devoted to glass and exploiting
its infinite beauty.

 

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