Tecno acquires Zanotta majority, merging office and home design

Tecno, a leading office furniture brand, has acquired a majority stake in Zanotta, a historic Italian design company known for award-winning products exhibited in over 40 museums worldwide, including the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the MoMA in New York. The acquisition aims to integrate revenues, commercial networks, and catalogs to enhance international competitiveness. Company executives emphasize the strategic value of providing integrated solutions for both office and home environments, responding to the blurring boundaries between professional and private life driven by freelance growth, coworking platforms, and flexible schedules enabled by technology. This shift is also the theme of the upcoming Biennale in Saint-Etienne, France, and will be explored in the installation 'A Joyful Sense at Work' at the Salone del Mobile in Milan, featuring four international design studios within the workplace section of the fair.