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When the world
of air meets design,
innovation and
technology,
VisionAir is born. Solutions modelled
on your dreams.
Design and innovation above all else. Solutions developed to bring clean air into every house in the world. Sophisticated materials and cutting-edge technology, combined with constant research and experimentation are what Elica is all about.
Vision means future. Since 1970, the year we established our business, our extractor hoods have satisfied millions of customers with their design, reliability and innovation.
New and original models now join the classic versions which wrote our history. Research and innovation, in one word: VisionAir.
Timeline
Ermanno Casoli founds Elica s.p.a. in Fabriano. The first Elica range hood is designed.
Ermanno Casoli passes away prematurely at the age of 49 years. Francesco Casoli and his mother, Gianna Pieralisi, take the helm of the company.
Elica creates the “Lego” hood, characterized by a built-in heart identical for all models but with customizable front panels. Just one product to meet the taste of various customers.
The first Elica chimney hood is designed.
Serra San Quirico plant and Elica laboratory are set up.
A fire razes Fabriano plant to the ground. It is reconstructed in just 4 months with the help of all employees.
The first “Tamaya” chimney hood is designed by Phoenix Design and Guy Tienot.
Mergo plant is set up.
The intuition: to turn a hood into an object that is synonymous with design, technology, splendour and emotion. It is the start of the collaboration with designer David Lewis.
Designer firm Castiglia Associati designs the “Cappa Modula” for Elica.
In Japan, Elica sets up “Ariafina co. ltd”, an equal share joint venture with “Fuji Industrial” – a Japanese leader in the production of extractor hoods – with the purpose of trading high-design products in the Japanese market.
Elica designs “Om”, a perfect combination of design and usability in the kitchen, which is inserted in the Adi Index. It is the start of revolution and global success.
Elica gives birth to the “Evolution” line, the first "Ceiling Hood" in the world. The end of the year marks the launch of the “Elica Collection” range in the United States.
“Elicamex s.a.” is set up. This operating company is based in Queretaro, Mexico. On november 10, 2006, the company is quoted in the star segment of the Italian stock exchange.
Elica designs the first extractor hood with “Elica Deep Silence” technology, called “Space”. The evolution line is inserted in the Adi Index.
Gaetano Pesce designs the fish-hood, in limited edition, for Elica, thus changing industrial production modes profoundly.
Stefano Giovannoni designs “Bubble” for Elica, the first technopolymer hood. In India, Elica sets up the joint venture “Elica PB India Private ltd.”. In China, Elica takes over "Zhejiang Putian Electric co. ltd".
The designer firm Ludovica+Roberto Palomba designs "Clip" for Elica.
“Elica Trading llc.” is set up in russia, with offices in Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
Elica launches Marie, the new smart fragrance diffuser.
New Elica offices and show rooms in France (Paris) and Spain (Barcelona).
Elica launches Snap, the new air quality balancer and joins the IoT world.
Over the years, Elica has grown to become one of the world's leading players in the industry.
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Elica Propulsion Laboratory is the open technological hub which can certify innovative products on safety, energy savings and electromagnetic compatibility.
CTAThe “Fondazione Ermanno Casoli”, dedicated to the memory of Elica’s founder, was set up in 2007. Its aim is to promote the relationship between the world of art and that of industry, fostering initiatives in which contemporary art becomes an educational and methodological tool, contributing to improvement in the workplace environment and promoting innovative processes. The foundation promotes projects which contaminate art and business organisations setting in motion original processes, which reinforce creativity and social cohesion. In all the activities, the Fondazione Ermanno Casoli assumes the role of mediator, guaranteeing complete autonomy and freedom of expression to the artists and, to the company, coherence and compatibility of the initiatives with requirements and goals. Elica is the laboratory in which the Fondazione Ermanno Casoli tests the value of its numerous activities.
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