Clab4design was born from a project named “Sensitive to wood”, launched in 2002.

 

After gaining experience in some carpentry shops in Brescia and Verona, the project’s promoter, Umberto Dattola, decided to open his own workshop, characterized by passion for wood, natural finishes and craftsmanship. 



The new carpentry shop soon became popular and attracted several customers and professionals. Two years later, the business was moved to some bigger premises in Ome, a small town located among the hills of Franciacorta, where the beauty of the surrounding nature is a constant source of inspiration.

Despite growing bigger, our company did not lose its strong human component, which is passed on to our customers and to their living environment through the furniture that we produce. We have always been striving to create an empathic relationship with our final clients, trying to convey the personality, culture, feelings, and mood of the people involved in the design and manufacturing of our furniture into the furniture itself. Umberto is now the person in charge of all Clab4design’s projects, thanks to the skills acquired in the field of woodwork and furnishing.

Over time, the number of collaborators has increased. One of the first persons to join the project was Alessandro Bazoli, a graphic designer who brought a clearer and better distributed view into the design and the explanatory phases or our work (his motto "less is more" is often heard). Alessandro was also able to synthesize our natural propensity to modernity and technology, using timeless instances related both to individual well-being, and to the environment and context. He introduced a reflection on the meaning of "green economy" and "glocal marketing".

Some time later, the group was joined by the photographer and aestheteFabrizio Contu, who was struck by the images that we were able to create. Fabrizio brought a very personal view of details and a care for communication made of profundity and enthusiasm.  He is typically seen with a hand on his goatee, concentrated on the interpretation of an overview, or some particular detail.

Umberto, Alessandro and Fabrizio first imagined, then created Clab4design, where their creativity and aesthetic sense give birth to pieces of furniture that are often unique in the way they are manufactured and always meet their human-compatibility criteria.