Magazine – Culture and Christmas Moranduzzo to the Soliti Ignoti on Rai1: the factory of Italian Christmas in prime time On December 13, 2019, the day of Santa Lucia, Moranduzzo is the mysterious identity of the Christmas episode of Soliti Ignoti. The story of how Italy’s oldest Christmas decoration factory arrived in the living room […]
Heritage & History – Mrs. Flaim Mrs. Flaim: when the garden becomes design and history becomes collection Antonia Rosa Flaim, called Tona, was not a background figure. She was the creative leadership of the company. Dedicating a design line to her is not a sentimental tribute: it is the translation of a true story into […]
Heritage & History – Argenplast I Soldatini Cromoplasto: five generations of Italian figurine art. From Pellegrino Landi in 1906 to Martino Landi today. How Moranduzzo acquired a heritage of Italian sculpture that no competitor can replicate. Moranduzzo since 1946 – Heritage & History – Landi Line In 1982, Moranduzzo acquired Cromoplasto-a small factory in Lucca. […]
Heritage & History – Florence 1946 The Teddy Bear that Saved a Family: the True Story of Bruno Kiev, 1917. Seven diamonds hidden in the belly of a stuffed animal. The secret origin of Italy’s oldest Christmas decoration factory. Moranduzzo since 1946 – Heritage & History – Florence 1946 Collection Behind every great company is […]
Heritage Moranduzzo – Chicago 1959 – Magnificent Mile How Italian Christmas Lights Arrived on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. December 1959: Chicago’s Magnificent Mile is lit for the first time with “Italian White Lights.” The supplier: Moranduzzo, Florence. The proof: four pages of the Chicago Tribune with a handwritten note. There is a pencilled note on an […]
Patents – Heritage Moranduzzo – Florence 1978 The Patent that Changed the Artificial Christmas Tree Forever. On January 31, 1978, Dario Moranduzzo filed patent No. 022889 in Florence, Italy: curvilinear leaves imitating nature. An official document of the Ministry of the Italian Republic. Every realistic artificial Christmas tree that exists today-the ones with the soft […]
