In 1882 Pietro Stella began the slow process of industrialisation towards an organised company model, one characterised by technological product expertise and focused on developing partnerships with major industrial firms. As such, in that very year, on Lake Orta or in Careggio to be more precise, the Stella company was born, specialising in the production of articles in bronze: candlesticks, pasta cutters, corkscrews and taps. All these products were linked by innovative thinking, a meticulous attention-to-detail and immense physical beauty, almost like small ‘jewels’ or ‘works of art’ in terms of national and European production. With one eye always on the Luxury Hotel market, Stella witnessed an unprecedented upsurge in the demand for taps for new constructions and renovations. A pleasing thought is that this often happens when a tap transcends the barriers of time and becomes an icon, with the result that it becomes more desirable still. Indeed, from the moment in which Stella taps achieved icon status in terms of luxury, beauty and functionality, they have been selected time and time again for inclusion in some of the most prestigious hotels in Italy, Europe and beyond. The best hotels in Venice, Rome, Milan, Florence, Paris, Monaco, Moscow, Kenya, Rabat and Jeddah have all chosen to adopt ‘una Stella in piu’(‘an additional star’!), by adorning their rooms and suites with items from the Stella portfolio.
