“To generate vigorous branches you need to have deep roots, and we have been illuminating people’s world for almost a century.”
Otello Rossini
October 4th, 1929: Otello Rossini moves from Veneto to Milano, starting a small trade of glass objects. Within a few years the tiny atelier becomes a small shop in via Melzo selling artistic chandeliers in Murano glass.
1929
World War II stops the activity
During the Second World War an incendiary fragmentation bomb destroys completely the warehouse, and the activity is forced to stop for a few years
1942
"Ditta Rossini Otello” is born
After the war and the following difficulties, Milano and the country lifts
up and for Otello Rossini the business begins to grow. "Rossini Otello
Company" is established.
1946
Eugenio Rossini joins the company
The young Eugenio Rossini happens to the father: it is the second generation in control of the company
1951
Company growth and new location
The company grows. "Space has always been a primary requirement in
the development of our activity. Each time the new surface looked huge
and each time it was quickly saturated" as Eugenio says. The firm moves
to a space of 350 m2 with a first small exhibition.
1950 - 1960
The first Rossini catalogue is out
The first catalogue comes out: it consists of only two pages and a few dozen
products. New models of chandeliers are introduced, combining the elegant
Murano artistic glass and the solid structure built by the Milanese artisans
1961
Rossini Illuminazione is born
January 1st, 1970: The company “Rossini Otello” becomes “Rossini
Illuminazione". A new headquarter in via Feltre opens: 5 floors and 6000 m2
area. Eugenio’s mother, Paola, is still present at work.
1970
50 years of activity!
Rossini Illuminazione celebrates 50 years of solid activity.
1979
Eugenio Rossini leaves the company to Ruggero
Eugenio Rossini leaves the operational direction of the company to the son
of his cousin Angelo, Ruggero Rossini. Eugenio's sons are still young and
Ruggero benefits from a ten-year experience in the lighting industry. It is
the first edition of the "big catalogue", consisting of more than 200 pages.
1992 - 1994
Rossini Illuminazione in a new site in Segrate
The company's headquarters moves in Segrate (Milano) in a fully computerized 8400m2 structure that allows the stock management of all references, enriched by a large exhibition room.
1996
Overlite showroom new opening
Overlite is born, the showroom with the top brands of design luminaires. It opens in via Feltre 32, next to the company's historic headquarters.
2001
First commercial network
The company develops a new and solid commercial network of sales representatives managed by a commercial director. In the same year, Eugenio Rossini passes out.
2004
Rossini Illuminazione celebrates 80 years
Rossini Illuminazione celebrates 80 years.Three of the four sons of Eugenio join the company from 2009 to 2011, learning the business from the basics: the
sale and management of the warehouse.
2009
Plexiform acquisition
Rossini Illuminazione acquires Plexiform, a lighting company based in Milano with a history and a consolidated experience of almost 50 years and already partner of Rossini. The aim is to manage the production process of the fittings.
2012
Catalogues Deco & Tech
The Rossini Illuminazione catalogue is published for the first time divided
into two editions: DECO and TECH. The choice is driven to offer
constant updates, since the introduction and development of LEDs and
consequent evolution of technologies.
2016
New arrangement
With the new operational management and a far-raching corporate
reorganization project, RossiniGroup is now ready for the next challenge:
internationalization and ongoing development of LED technology and
lighting control, for a new concept in lighting where the individual, his
needs and wellbeing are central.
2018
90 years anniversary
Rossini Illuminazione reaches the impressive 90-year milestone, and its 90th anniversary reads "nine-point-zero”. A celebration of the past with an eye to the future, a new corporate image and a new logo to represent the changes afoot at Rossini.
2019
Rossini illuminazione is Historical Brand
Proud to be part of the prestigious special register of historical brands of national interest: a recognition of the Ministry of Economic Development reserved for Italian companies that have made and continue to make the "history" of national entrepreneurship.
2024
Lighting for all
Rossini illuminazione is distributed in more than 1000 stores and it is chosen by the professionals of light thanks to a complete offer of products for every need: from the world of design to that of furniture, from interior design to outdoor, from technical to decorative.
