Created by Anna Castelli Ferrieri in 1969, these modular storage units were designed to meet a number of needs and fit into any room of the house, such as your bathroom, bedroom, kitchen or living room. The key idea rests in the elementary yet solid superimposition of the various Componibili blocks which create extremely practical storage solutions, simply by interlocking. Flexible and functional, Componibili have been produced for over thirty years and have received multiple awards for the value and innovation of the project. They are exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
Born in Milan in 1920, Anna Castelli Ferrieri was one of the first women to graduate in architecture from the Milan Polytechnic Institute in 1943. In 1949, together with her husband Giulio Castelli, she founded the Kartell studio, which has become one of Italy's leading furniture manufacturers. An undisputed follower of Le Corbusier and the rationalism of Franco Albini, whom she called "her master", she draws inspiration from their respective styles, proposing pieces of simple design reduced to their primary function. She took part in the work of the International Congress of Modern Architecture (CIAM), and in 1950 became editor-in-chief of the magazine Casabella and correspondent for the English magazine Architectural Design in Italy. Anna Ferrieri, both architect and designer, is part of a generation of great names in Italian design, following in the footsteps of Ettore Sottsass and Gae Aulenti. She also has a career as a teacher at the Domus Academy for Masters in Design classes. Anna Castelli Ferrieri has been awarded the prestigious "Compasso de Oro" on three occasions (1979, 1984 and 1987). His most popular products are the Componibili storage units, and several of his creations are included in the permanent collections of museums around the world, including MoMa in New York.