Designed by Sandro Burigana, Before revolutionary changes in 2001, for several years Kristalia was a company specializing in the production of accessories mainly made in glass. Hence its name, which comes from the fusion of two keywords: ?Cristallo? (crystal glass) and ?Italia? (made in Italy). Its name also evokes another special feature, transparency, which continued to make Kristalia stand out even when glass production was abandoned in favor of furniture design.
Photography: Paolo Contratti – Contratticompany Srl
Transparency is one of Kristalia?s key values, which can be applied to the way projects are developed, to production processes and advertising, as well as to the company?s premises that become ?transparent?, since they are genuine, liveable and light. For Kristalia, the work environment is crucial, just like the light that illuminates it and nature all around it, despite the fact that the district where Kristalia is based, Prata di Pordenone, is a lively center of production. Photography: Paolo Contratti – Contratticompany Srl
In total contrast with the current period, in 2014, Kristalia has decided to invest in the company, starting with its headquarters. It is neither going abroad nor building in the immediate vicinity. Instead, it is strengthening, updating and improving what already exists, recovering land and buildings in disused industrial areas.

A further contrast is the company?s choice to support a practice that, in the past, highlighted t...