De Padova

De Padova began in the 1950s, when Fernando and Maddalena De Padova imported Scandinavian furniture and objects to their store on via Montenapoleone in Milan — the debut of northern European design in Italy. In the 1960s Maddalena discovered the Eames Wire Chair, met Herman Miller and founded ICF De Padova to produce the Eames and Nelson designs under licence.

Vico Magistretti began a long collaboration in the 1970s, followed by Achille Castiglioni, Dieter Rams, Patricia Urquiola and Nendo; Maddalena De Padova received the Compasso d’Oro for her career. The company joined Boffi in 2015 to form Boffi|DePadova, and at the beginning of 2026 Boffi, De Padova and ADL merged into one company running 24 directly managed and 50 indirectly managed spaces.