Design and functionality at the very core of our vision

At Alba, design plays an increasingly central and indispensable role in the development of each new product. In particular, the most recent collections can boast of an extensive development and research process conducted in collaboration with a selection of high-profile designers who have focused on creating products with a curated and innovative design, but also with an eye to functionality and safety.

In addition, in order to design functional and ergonomic furniture solutions that are in line with current trends, our R&D department carries out constant analyses of market trends and the most innovative and sustainable materials, either by working alongside external designers or by handling the direct development of entire collections.

Our Designers

Alba R&D

Alba R&D is the company's in-house Research and Development department. It represents one of its driving forces, contributing to the constant growth of the collections through accurate trend analysis and the proposal of innovative solutions from a technical, and design point of view.

Carlo Tamborini

Carlo Tamborini was born in Milan, Italy. After attending European Institute of Design (IED) in Milan, in 1993 he started working as a freelancer designing interiors, exhibition systems and packaging projects.

Edi Ciani e Paolo Ciani

Edi Ciani: Technical Furniture and Interior Design Draughtsman Diploma.

Paolo Ciani: Master's in Industrial Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology at the University of Architecture in New York.

Emanuele Bertolini

Emanuele Bertolini was born in the early 1970s in Padova. After an artistic training in graphic design and photography he declines his interest in Industrial Design.

Marialaura Irvine

Studio Irvine is an architecture and design studio based in Milan specialized in product design, art direction and architectural spaces in which there is a specific research on matter and surfaces. The studio is run by the architect Marialaura Irvine and was founded in 1988 by the British designer James Irvine (1958-2013).

Pio Toso e Tito Toso

Brothers, born in Venice in 1973 and 1971, graduated in architecture in 1998.

Shannon Sadler

Shannon Sadler founded her own business in 2003. The studio, headquartered in Milan and Asolo, focuses on all aspects of industrial design, graphic projects, and interior design.

Stefano Bettio

Stefano Bettio was born in Montebelluna in 1975. After earning a degree in mechanical engineering and materials science, he began his career in the seating industry, which includes office, home, and ho.re.ca furniture.

StudioPANG

Fabio Damiani and Marco Quistini founded studioPANG in October 2012, from the common idea that by combining different passions and skills, the approach to design is enriched with new insights and perspectives.