Contardi Lighting

Based in Cesano Maderno (Milano area), Contardi Srl has manufactured premium lighting products for more than 30 years.

Contardi has earned its reputation as "the Couturier of Contemporary Lighting" by way of a sartorial approach to product execution, featuring the most elegant materials and finishing, while providing the exclusive service to the bespoke customer demands.

Our first Contardi branded product dates back to 2006, thereafter the company began to constantly grow year after year, and the expansion has consolidated in the last six years. Contardi is now a well-established company headquartered in the Brianza district - the beating heart of the "Made in Italy" manufacturing. Before then, Contardi had a 30-year history of successful collaborations, providing its lighting expertise to some of the most iconic companies on the Italian design scene.

It all started from the creative genius of Michele Carcano, who had a real passion for prototypes and worked for Stilnovo – one of the first companies to build a reputation as a lighting designer. Fast-forward to today, and Michele Carcano’s heirs – Achille and Paola Carcano – have taken the reins of the company, supported by a very close-knit team, more similar to an extended family working together, with some of its members having been part of it since its inception.

Contardi is now synonymous with service, quality and flexibility, having become a reliable reference point for architects, interior decorators and lighting consultants who are in search of original and well-designed decorative and functional lighting as well as an unparalleled expertise and service.

Internationally renowned as the “Couturier of Contemporary Lighting”, we have earned this reputation over the years for our skilful sartorial approach, for the variety of materials used, as well as the elegance of the finishes combined with the most innovative LED technology, all designed to ensure that the quality of the lighting responds to contemporary requirements.

Eclecticism is our strength and what distinguishes us from the rest. Style variety does not mean a lack of identity though. On the contrary, it means a capacity to interpret different styles and to adapt to different settings. An eclectic offering actually has more to do with providing a sense of cohesiveness, like a single conceptual thread tying our own design to the design philosophy of the architect, and that of the client.

Contardi has become a preferred and reliable manufacturing source for architects, designers and lighting engineers seeking the highest standards of aesthetic and quality, thanks in no small part to creatively addressing budget expectations without compromise in quality.

Years of experience and flexibility in customisation make the new Contardi Collection the ready solution, or the creative starting point, for architects and interior designers. The Contardi collection, further expanded and even more eclectic, with a substantially enlarged product assortment, has received a wide consent as the mark of Contardi’s style and philosophy.