Since 1911 Olivari has been manufacturing handles at its own factories in Italy where the entire production process takes place.
Starting with brass billets, the handles are forged, milled, polished, buffed, chrome-plated, and hallmarked with a laser.
Olivari has attained ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications.
Though it uses the most advanced technology, Olivari preserves all the artisanal wisdom it has accumulated in 100 years of history.
1911-1960
Throughout the 100-plus years of its manufacturing history, Olivari has earned distinction for the quality of its products and the reputation of its brand.
In 1911, Battista Olivari founded the company in Borgomanero, Novara, where the factory is still located, and where the entire production process of the handles still takes place today.
In 1926, Battista’s wife Antonietta Ramelli took over the helm of the family business. She was one of the first women in Italy to head a company, making her a pioneer of female entrepreneurship.
In the 1930s, the company began its first collaborations with the two most important Italian architects at the time, Marcello Piacentino and Gio Ponti.
The handles they custom-designed for their new buildings were highly elegant and inventive objects that became fixtures of the Olivari range and some are still in production.
1960-1990
In the 1960s, incessantly searching for new design solutions, Olivari began working with the protagonists of the nascent Italian design scene,establishing solid relations with Sergio Asti, Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Joe Colombo, Monti GPA, Marcello Nizzoli, and many others whose handles were added to the catalogue.
The designers’ visionary,futuristic ideas and the relevant stimulating work environment led to formally and technically innovative handles.
In the 1980s, the third generation of the Olivari family progressively cameto the fore. The brothers Antonio, Giovanni, Giuseppe, Carlo, and Enrico were the company’s new blood, and they forged ahead with design-related and technological evolution.
1990-2010
The 1990s were distinguished by the fruitful collaboration with Alessandro Mendini, who promoted the public appreciation of the company’s historical heritage.
New prestigious contacts arrived with Vico Magistretti, Andrea Branzi, Richard Sapper, Paolo Portoghesi, Oscar Tusquets, and Massimo Iosa Ghini, with whom the company established enduring bonds of friendship and design exchange. Research on innovative, more sustainable finishes resulted in Biocromo and SuperFinish, with very elevated performance factors and respect for the environment.
Olivari proceeded to follow its vocation for dialogue with the world of
design and architecture. Exchange with the most famous designers on the Milan scene – Enzo Mari, Rodolfo Dordoni, Piero Lissoni, James Irvine and Patricia Urquiola – was flanked by collaboration with the great maestri of contemporary architecture – Shigeru Ban, Steven Holl, Toyo Ito, Daniel Libeskind, Peter Marino and Dominique Perrault.Olivari’s internal technical department presented the results of a study based on the geometric figure of the square. These handles were launched to great commercial success and acclaimed for their novelty.
2010-2021
The 2010s, and here we have arrived at present times, were opened with the celebration of Olivari’s first 100 years of business.
Starting with brass billets, the handles are forged, milled, polished, buffed, chrome-plated, and hallmarked with a laser.
Olivari has attained ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications.
Though it uses the most advanced technology, Olivari preserves all the artisanal wisdom it has accumulated in 100 years of history.
1911-1960
Throughout the 100-plus years of its manufacturing history, Olivari has earned distinction for the quality of its products and the reputation of its brand.
In 1911, Battista Olivari founded the company in Borgomanero, Novara, where the factory is still located, and where the entire production process of the handles still takes place today.
In 1926, Battista’s wife Antonietta Ramelli took over the helm of the family business. She was one of the first women in Italy to head a company, making her a pioneer of female entrepreneurship.
In the 1930s, the company began its first collaborations with the two most important Italian architects at the time, Marcello Piacentino and Gio Ponti.
The handles they custom-designed for their new buildings were highly elegant and inventive objects that became fixtures of the Olivari range and some are still in production.
1960-1990
In the 1960s, incessantly searching for new design solutions, Olivari began working with the protagonists of the nascent Italian design scene,establishing solid relations with Sergio Asti, Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Joe Colombo, Monti GPA, Marcello Nizzoli, and many others whose handles were added to the catalogue.
The designers’ visionary,futuristic ideas and the relevant stimulating work environment led to formally and technically innovative handles.
In the 1980s, the third generation of the Olivari family progressively cameto the fore. The brothers Antonio, Giovanni, Giuseppe, Carlo, and Enrico were the company’s new blood, and they forged ahead with design-related and technological evolution.
1990-2010
The 1990s were distinguished by the fruitful collaboration with Alessandro Mendini, who promoted the public appreciation of the company’s historical heritage.
New prestigious contacts arrived with Vico Magistretti, Andrea Branzi, Richard Sapper, Paolo Portoghesi, Oscar Tusquets, and Massimo Iosa Ghini, with whom the company established enduring bonds of friendship and design exchange. Research on innovative, more sustainable finishes resulted in Biocromo and SuperFinish, with very elevated performance factors and respect for the environment.
Olivari proceeded to follow its vocation for dialogue with the world of
design and architecture. Exchange with the most famous designers on the Milan scene – Enzo Mari, Rodolfo Dordoni, Piero Lissoni, James Irvine and Patricia Urquiola – was flanked by collaboration with the great maestri of contemporary architecture – Shigeru Ban, Steven Holl, Toyo Ito, Daniel Libeskind, Peter Marino and Dominique Perrault.Olivari’s internal technical department presented the results of a study based on the geometric figure of the square. These handles were launched to great commercial success and acclaimed for their novelty.
2010-2021
The 2010s, and here we have arrived at present times, were opened with the celebration of Olivari’s first 100 years of business.
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