Product Description

KRISTAL Glass Cabinet by Molteni&C SpA is the fruit of research into three-dimensional transparency, reinterpreting a classic piece of furniture, the glass cabinet, with contemporary technology, illustrating the concept that “apparent simplicity is great complexity”. 

Based on the idea of lightness, along with the graphic feature of the uprights which allow for extreme compositional freedom. Kristal is based on two key concepts: sliding – it revolutionizes the opening system, shifting the slide to the bottom, and making the cabinet ultra light and ethereal; lightness – the rhythm marked by the vertical uprights gives compositional freedom to the shelves, redesigning the storage space, the lighting and the distribution of spaces. A glass container with sliding doors that open on both sides creates a central room exhibitor, Kristal is made in three different configurations. 

About Molteni&C SpA and Molteni Group

The Molteni Group is one of Italy’s leading international furnishings companies. It consists of three companies, each one at the forefront of its sector: Molteni&C SpA (home furnishings and Dada kitchens), Unifor SpA (office furnishings) and Citterio SpA (office furnishings and partitions). Molteni offers global furnishing in Italy and in over eighty countries all over the world. 

Molteni&C

Leading company specialized in the production of high-end home furnishings and large productions (residential community and public buildings). Founded as a company manufacturing systems, it now produces a complete offer for the home, distributed through a network of single brand Molteni&C Dada shops and corners at multi-brand shops

Core values

INDUSTRIAL GROUP

Molteni is one of the only internationally acknowledged Industrial Group with a great tradition, combining collaboration with the most important designers, and a constant investment in research and technological development in order to provide its products with a quality that lasts in time.

RESEARCH & INNOVATION

The current four companies have developed an expansive synergy as regards technology, research, and development of new products in response to changes in the home and in the workplace. Today, Molteni is an example of entrepreneurial excellence, and is one of a handful guaranteeing a complete production cycle.

TRADITION

Since 1934, when the artisan furniture-making company has been set up by Angelo and Giuseppina Molteni, quality has been the fil rouge which, for three generations, has united the development of a Group that ranks among the world’s leaders in the furnishing and design sector, flag-bearers for products Made in Italy in more than 80 countries. Past and future, research and tradition. All in the name of quality living.

QUALITY & RELIABILITY

Molteni made its continuous research for quality become its mission. On the one hand, to keep hold of its skilled craftspeople, its knowhow regarding materials, finishings, and personalisation of the product. On the other, technology has become the base from which the company carries out its work on new, innovative solutions. Molteni furnishings combine a long tradition of traditional craftsmanship with innovative technology.

DESIGN

Close partnerships were established with some of the most prestigious international designers: Gio Ponti, Renzo Piano, Aldo Rossi, Luca Meda, Afra and Tobia Scarpa, Jean Nouvel, Alvaro Siza, Foster+Partners, Pierluigi Cerri, Michele De Lucchi, Rodolfo Dordoni, Angelo Mangiarotti, Patricia Urquiola, Ron Gilad, Vincent Van Duysen, to name but a few.

DURABILITY

Molteni Quality is sustainable and certifiable, in processes with Integrated Environmental Authorization and in low life-cycle impact products, and it is measurable in low CO2 emissions, in non-toxic water paints, in exclusively “Forest Stewardship Certificate” timber, and in alternative sources and renewable energy.

Awards

ADI Compasso d'Oro career award, XXVI edition. 

NYCxDESIGN Awards Winners 2020

NYCxDESIGN Awards Honnrees 2020

Source: Molteni&C SpA Website