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A historical brand of Italian design Rossana RB: almost sixty formidable years in persistent pursuit of a dream. Not many brands are so associated with design quality in the collective consciousness. Rossana is among them, accompanied on its ascent by the slogan, “kitchens of the heart”. The history of Rossana is unique among high end kitchen manufactures. The leading brands in the industry have always been taken notice of its design standards, technology, and quality. Its strength is not limited to just responding to market demands but in undertaking independent research and design, and in...

Massimo Castagna Rodolfo Dordoni Christoph Pillet Giancarlo Iliprandi Research and design From the beginning, Rossana has worked together with internationally renowned designers like Giancarlo Iliprandi, Alberto Salvati & Ambrogio Tresoldi, Michele De Lucchi, Alfredo Zengiaro, Tito Agnoli, Rodolfo Dordoni, Massimo Castagna, Christophe Pillet, Ennio Arosio and Vincenzo De Cotiis. Thanks to the determination and intensity of their work, Rossana installations have been chosen to decorate the most beautiful houses in Italy and around the world. Rossana models are “long sellers”: one that stands...

A contemporary cultural heritage Rossana, means breaking free from all stylistic and market biases, whichever model or reference. Who, we share our homes with, is more than a piece of furniture, it’s a companion in our travels, something that once it has entered our homes stay with us throughout life, setting up an intimate personal relationship that reflects our idea of what is beautiful. It’s a presence that ages slowly with us, day by day taking on that distinctive sheen that only time can produce. It is a passion that with matter evokes old memories, an element of our life that brings...

The finest craftsmanship for tailored projects An interior decoration project is a complex thing that requires assessment and coordination of the functional and creative aspects of each individual case. Every project has its own character and needs and the choice of the elements to make up the whole must be coordinated according to an exact philosophy. The Rossana collection is made up of products with strong personal character, shapes and materials that merge with each other to reflect our idea of a home, our own original way to interpreting contemporary living. Just like great actors who...

Your stories engraved on the matter A Rossana kitchen is always custom-built, constructed for a specific home and a specific user, with his or her functional and stylistic needs in mind. From the outset, a Rossana product is conceived and developed around the requirements of customization and compositional design, and the need to dialogue with and fit into the structure and utility systems of so many homes, every one of them different. It must adapt to highly individual demands in terms of technology and appearance, with an exceptional degree of flexibility, an approach which makes every...

Design with objects An simple block of base units, a group of elements with standard dimensions. Starting from the same simple block, you can alter the functions and character of your project by simply adding and replacing single objects. Every composition based on the same basic kitchen is therefore applicable to the same space, but differs in appearance, personality and function, and in terms of cost, in relation to the individual objects chosen which, however, may be changed during the definition of the project. Each solution uses unique and original combinations of materials and colors,...

1960-1970 1953 Fulvio Brembilla a visionary Italian entrepreneur founds RB in Bergamo, starting to manufacture high end kitchen furniture. In 1968 Giancarlo Iliprandi designs Rossana model: the kitchen is so successful that the name is integrated in the company name and becomes the famous brand “the kitchen of the heart”

1970-1980 In 1972 model Isola designed by Giancarlo Iliprandi is displayed at the M.O.M.A. in NYC during the “Italy: a new domestic landscape” exhibition. The first stainless steel mono-block island, it has been considered a “design classics” since its introduc

1980-1990 In 1981 Rossana starts its cooperation with Michele De Lucchi: the kitchen system 214 he designed obtains Casa Vogue cover and 1986 is exhibited in Tokyo SEIBU department stores.

1990-2000 Rodolfo Dordoni joins Rossana and designs his first kitchen “Verona”: the model starts a new era evolving the kitchen furniture concept going beyond the “the kitchen technical function” bringing the kitchen closer to living room furniture.

2000-2005 Massimo Castagna starts its collaboration with Rossana as art director and designer. He designs “Oslo”, “Basic” and “Vienna”, three of the most successful kitchen models in Rossana’s history.

2005-2009 Rodolfo Dordoni designs “Etna”, an ever-green kitchen system, introducing Dordoni bourgeois kitchen concept, overcoming the pure minimalism, a successful combination of design and decoration that integrates the kitchen into the living room. In 2006 Massimo Castagna designs “Ginevra” and innovative program featuring an amazing use of glass thanks to the cooperation with Christophe Pillet who creates the “Ginevra Glass System”. In 2009 Rossana joins the Colombini Group, becoming the crown jewel of its designer kitchen

2010-2014 The integration of Rossana into Colombini Group starts a very important process: many new kitchen systems are introduced in this period: from “HD23”, designed by Massimo Castagna, a very complete and flexible program to suit every interior project requirements, to Rossana iconic kitchen “DC10”,designed by Vincenzo De Cotiis, where the metal meets stone and wood to create a unique object, the result and the combination of a constant research on materials and extraordinary craftsmanship abi