Brionvega is an Italian electronics company that is known for manufacturing futuristic television sets and audio equipment, its contributions to post-second world war technological and social advancement in Italian industry, collaborations with well known industrial designers and architects, and its impact on the aesthetics of 1960s Italian design.
History
The company was founded in 1945 in Milan by Giuseppe Brion (who had previously worked at Phonola and Radiomarelli), Onorina Tomasin-Brion, and Leone Pajetta. Initially named B.P.M. Radio, then changed to Vega BP Radio, and finally "BRIONVEGA", when the company was rebranded in 1963.[1]
In 1954 Brionvega introduced the first Italian made television sets after entering into a contract with the country's national broadcaster RAI.[1]
In the early 1960s Brionvega began working with notable architects and industrial designers including Franco Albini, Sergio Asti, Rodolfo Bonetto, brothers Achille, Livio, and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Mario Bellini