Piero Castellini Baldissera refined architect and interior decorator, follows the tradition of his grandfather Piero Portaluppi who played an important role in Italian architecture of the 1930’s.

Piero Castellini Baldissera versatile career, rich in prestigious interventions, offer a fascinating testimony in home evolution. His unique talent of finding different scenic spaces in various traditional contexts brings to light his acute sensitivity for colour, fabrics and atypical furniture.

The family of Emanuele Castellini instead is tied to the cloth industry: his great grandfather Clateo entered the world of textiles by buying a linen, jute and hemp factory, founded back in 1850. Initially this factory specialized in bags for the Italian Post Office, anti-hail covers and cheese-cloth.

As it evolved the company concentrated on the use of natural fibres, later developing ranges of household linen and the famous deckchair fabric for the Lido in Venice and the beaches of the Adriatic and Mediterranean.

In the 1980’s the company merged with Braghenti of Como a mill specializing in silk for women’s wear and men’s ties, and under the direction of Emanuele developed a complete range of fabrics and yarns. Later in the 1990’s Braghenti Castellini was acquired by the silk colossal Ratti of Como, with whom he collaborated until the formation of C&C.