With a vision of creating a piece that would “make people feel comfortable” Liborio Vincenzo Calia founded Calia Italia in Matera, Italy in 1965. Guided by the ethos of attention to the family, respect for traditions, and culture – each Calia Italia product is a weave of different excellences – human, technology, and production, inspired by tradition and dedicated to innovation.
Calia Italia highlights the skills and expertise of its human resources in each sofa, from sketching to material selection and detail finishing. Each is a unique piece because it is made by human hands and, therefore, not identical to one another.
Calia Italia is fully dedicated to manufacturing upholstered furniture that are not only beautiful but also comfortable as well. Always giving special attention to young talents, its contribution in a sofa design evolution, without hesitation in innovation to develop
To optimize the fabric consumption and to reduce scraps and improve its worker’s lives, automatic cutting machines are being used. By using machines, waste and scraps were reduced to a minimum, energy and water consumptions are constantly monitored and optimized.
A treasure of expertise and talents, each of them specialized in a specific task, from sketching to selection of the materials and detail finishing.
SAP integrated system was installed in 2002, making the whole production process computerized. In 2005, the new automated warehouse with a storage capacity of over 10,000 slots was set-up. It was designed in Switzerland and one of the biggest in Europe.
