Casa Italia Announces New and Returning Exhibitors to Italian Exhibition Space

March 31, 2022  by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry   

Casa Italia is the iconic ship building at 130 W. Commerce Ave. in the heart of downtown High Point, rebranded by Natuzzi last October for the fall market. The 110,000-square-foot building is now home to a growing number of exhibitors, exclusively from Italy.

For this spring market, Casa Italia adds three newcomers and features 13 total brands, anchored by Natuzzi Italia and Natuzzi Editions on the first floor.

New exhibitors include:

• Composad: Composad is one of Europe’s leading high-end, ready-to-assemble furniture companies with a commitment to eco sustainable home furnishings. Its designs are the result of decades of work in the modular furniture industry that’s earned the company a place among elite, innovative Made in Italy brands.
• Gorini: Born at the center of Romagna’s industrial district and built on a dream of Davide Gorini and Vilma Dogari, this Italian upholstery manufacturer is dedicated to crafting highest quality, timeless collections with distinctive design innovation and attention to the smallest detail.
• Ozzio Italia: Now available on five continents, Ozzio is a prime example of multi-functional furniture that will complete any home with style and elegance. Emerging from the Pozzoli family’s first artisan workshop, the old-world craftsman approach to the woodworking and metalworking creates beautiful contemporary furniture desired internationally.

Returning exhibitors include:

• Calia Italia: Family-owned and operated with artisan roots and values, Calia Italia offers authentic Italian design while also expanding its sustainability initiatives to continually find ways to produce the world’s finest products while reducing the environmental impact.
• Calligaris: Calligaris is focused on creating sustainable Italian-made furniture that utilizes natural and recycled materials including FSC wood, organic cotton, and other materials that reduce waste and lower their carbon footprint as a major manufacturer of quality furniture.
• Connubia: Considered the irreverent, young and dynamic brand from CalligarisGroup, Connubia is a refreshingly colorful take on everyday essentials and includes versatile indoor and outdoor products manufactured with responsibly sourced materials.
• Ditre Italia: Emblematic of excellence associated with the Made in Italy label, Ditre Italia focuses on the concept of “Designwear”: not just sofas, beds and accessories for living areas and bedrooms, but first and foremost a unique and timeless interior design concept.
• Gamma Arredamenti: From leather sofas and armchairs to stunning beds, accent tables and accessories, Gamma Arredamenti offers elegance with a strong emphasis on couture items inspired by the world-renowned design of Milan and Paris.
• Luceplan: With an extensive and versatile range of Made in Italy lighting, Luceplan offers award‐winning products combining functional quality with the decorative appeal of architecture for the small and the large scale, and innately designed with high standards of performance and aesthetics.
• Natuzzi Italia: Natuzzi Italia creates sofas, armchairs, dining tables, beds, other furniture, and accessories, with the contribution of internationally renowned designers or in the Natuzzi Style Centre.
• Natuzzi Editions: Natuzzi Editions provides a wide range upholstery and furnishings, available in different designs and functions, made in Natuzzi's factory all over the world.
• Nicoletti Home: An internationally recognized brand in quality leather upholstered furniture, Nicoletti is a proud bearer of the highly coveted Made in Italy label. Dedicated to its craft of creating the finest in leather motion designs, Nicoletti provides leading retailers soft contemporary and transitional styles with exceptional functionality.
• Tomasella Home: Tomasella has been serving high-end furniture retailers in the U.S. for more than 30 years with exquisite collections of modern and contemporary furniture and accessories. Residential and hospitality customers value the brand’s excellence in modular design and function, refined aesthetic and continuous pursuit of new materials.