Ezio Foppa Pedretti, founder of the wooden furniture company Foppapedretti, has died in Bergamo at the age of 83.
As a child, Ezio Foppa Pedretti was fascinated by wooden toys and in 1945 he opened a toy factory with his brother, Tito. Little by little, the brothers added furniture for toddlers, such as high chairs, to their range and in the 1960s the company began to produce garden furniture. Indoor furniture was introduced in the 1980s.
Now the Foppapedretti company is a world leader in the design and production of wooden furniture and owns the Lazzari, Reguitti, FP Young and Tati brands. The Foppapedretti name is a symbol of Made in Italy quality.
Ezio Foppa Pedretti was also famous for his sponsorship of the Bergamo female volleyball team which takes his name, Fopapedretti.
Ezio Foppa Pedretti, 3.6.47 – 28.9.10.
