Founder Snaidero.
Award Motivation
For his contribution to the development of Italian industry.
Award details
Rino Snaidero is an Italian manufacturer specialising in furniture. Founded in 1946 under the namesake Rino Snaidero, it was initially a small handmade furniture production company. Yet it steadily grew in popularity and became a large industry, which was seen as a company that was serving a society that had suffered the hardships of war. The company continued to grow annually, soon opening offices and factories in Europe. The seventies and eighties also saw an increased internationalisation of the business and it launched globally in the late 1980′s. In 1996, on the company’s 50th anniversary, President Rino Snaidero appointed his son as his successor as President of the company. In 2000, the Snaidero Group was formed, acquiring several companies in the industry. Today they specialise in the design and distribution of modular kitchens.