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MILANI DESIGN & CONSULTING COMPANY HISTORY

Permanently changing since 1963

Milani is something of a paradox – a company that can look back on a long history of innovation. Born of product design, we are constantly differentiating ourselves from the competition – that’s what keeps us young.

Permanently changing since 1963.

Francesco Milani opened his studio for industrial design and visual communication in Giubiasco, in the canton of Ticino, in 1963.

In the 1960s, the founder would turn Milani into the top agency in Europe for highly complex medical technology design.

The forerunner to the smart watch: Milani developed the innovative concept of a moon watch with additional functions all the way back in 1970.

Milani designs the first modern Tetra packaging for Switzerland in the 1970s.

Chocolat suisse: alongside the field of medical technology, Milani began branching out increasingly into other areas.

The Milani archive was taken over by the Swiss Federal Office for Culture "Swiss Design".

In 1997, designer Britta Pukall began her successful collaboration with Francesco Milani.

Milani opened its new offices in Erlenbach in 2000.

In 2002, Britta Pukall took over the company as the new owner. Therese Naef also joined the Milani team.

In the following years, the agency continued to grow and expand its expertise in a number of new fields.

In 2008, Milani moved to larger offices in Thalwil, overlooking lake Zurich.

In 2021, we formed the larssoncreative group and have merged with the WILDDESIGN group and evrbit GmbH. We now offer strategic design, sustainability, digital solutions and medical-health expertise united under one roof.