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La Cividina was founded in 1976 in Martignacco, Udine, by Carlo Bulfoni, an expert craftsman of upholstered furniture. From the beginning, the company has promoted Made in Italy, using national materials and local artisan techniques, obtaining the Certification of Italian Origin in the World in 2018. Specializing in furnishings for public spaces, La Cividina has become a point of reference in the contract sector thanks to high-quality sofas and armchairs, characterized by comfort, distinctive design and attention to detail. Its prestigious creations include the lounges of the airports of Linate, Nice and Singapore, the Dropbox offices in Tel Aviv and the hall of the George Palace in Sydney.

Pierre Paulin (1927-2009) was a visionary designer who knew how to combine functionality and poetry in his creations. Growing up in France, he was influenced by his uncle Georges Paulin, an automotive engineer and designer, and his great-uncle Freddy Stoll, a sculptor, who passed on to him the idea that an object should be beautiful from every angle. Initially he devoted himself to ceramics in Vallauris and sculpture in Burgundy, but a hand injury pushed him to change his path. He then studied at the École Camondo in Paris, where a teacher encouraged him to work with Marcel Gascoin, bringing him closer to Nordic and American design. Paulin was inspired by Ray and Charles Eames and George Nelson, calling his functionalist approach "two drops of poetry".