Fiam - Portaombrelli Cobra in vetro curvato

Cobra umbrella stand in 10 mm curved glass with base in black painted metal.

Elio Vigna

Elio Vigna is the designer of Cobra, the umbrella stand in curved glass produced by FIAM.
Vigna was born in Mantua in 1950. He actively carries out the activity of contract professor of Visual Perception and Communication in the course of Industrial Design of the Department of Architecture Sciences at the Faculty of Architecture of Genoa.

Architect and designer, he also finds himself designing different exhibitions. Some of those realized are: "Public and private for via XX Settembre" and "Sosabravo: from Cuba for Genoa" in 1998 in Genoa, respectively at Palazzo dell'Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti and Palazzo San Giorgio, in this same venue also the exhibition "Giovani Immagini, in the historic center of Genoa" in 1999.
Elio Vigna is also a PhD in Analysis and Representation of the Built, co-author of "Pietre di Liguria: materiali e tecniche per l'architettura storica" and editor of the book "Centro Storico di Genova, inquietudini e incanti".

Fiam

Vittorio Livi has always had a passion: glass.
The first company he founded, Fullet, produced colored glass for the furniture industry. This was followed by Artiglass, Curvovetro, Cromoglass and Vellutart.
From the merger of some of these companies, FIAM, the first company to make curved glass furniture elements, was born in 1973. Thanks to its technology and collaborations with well-known international designers, FIAM became a leader in its field and some of its products are exhibited in 25 international museums.
After being involved in the renovation of Montegridolfo, a walled village dating back to the 7th century B.C., in 1992 Vittorio Livi acquires and rehabilitates Villa Miralfiore, a historic building in Pesaro dating back to 1260.
Part of the villa is dedicated to Spazio Miralfiore, a museum of glass works produced by Livi and numerous national and international artists.