Milola Meets Brands | HenryGlass
When choosing our partner brands, it’s really important to us that they share the same values and ethos that we hold dear at Milola. There is a simple reason for this; we want to deliver personalised furniture for our clients and in order to provide this we need partners that provide customisable solutions, that can be flexible, and collaborate with us closely. It sounds almost obvious, but these pillars are intrinsic for us to provide the best customer experience possible.
So, when we were first introduced to HenryGlass, these were the first elements we wanted to establish, very quickly we realised that we had even more in common. We recently visited their factory in Treviso, Italy - experiencing their factory firsthand and learning about their products and technical details tin order to provide the most informed service to our customers.
While we were there we sat down with the Bazzichetto family, the owners and original founders at the heart of the business still to this day. We wanted to explore more about how their journey began, where it is today and what they think the future holds in store for this family-run enterprise.
The Revolutionary Inception of HenryGlass
Since its inception HenryGlass has continued to evolve in unpredicented and fascinating ways. In fact, it could be said that it has been a revolution considering where the company began and where it is today.
We spoke to the team at HenryGlass for their views on the company’s growth, inception and influences:
The history of HenryGlass is peculiar as our founding partners (both named Enrico - hence the unified brand name of HenryGlass) were not actually master glassmakers, but respectively a building contractor and professor of art.
These unique aspects have allowed the company to approach various design and growth processes in a creative way, without thinking "we have always done it this way". Over the years and even today, the management has tried to face the various challenges with a creative vision, allowing ourselves to be positively influenced by experiences from other sectors not directly related to glass.
Another aspect that’s important is listening to the people who collaborate with us in various roles and ways, and who allow the team to develop products and processes close to the needs of the market.
The Evolution of The Industry
As HenryGlass has evolved, so has the industry.
We asked the HenryGlass team to take us back through some of their most important discoveries over the years and explore how the industry as a whole has changed.
In 1988, the company made stained glass windows, 10 years later it introduced the All-Glass Door and 20 years later the Wall System... But the common thread of everything remains the glass. In recent years, glass has become a substitute material for both wood and concrete, and this has made it possible for us to develop various innovative products. From a decorative point of view, HenryGlass started with a very strong style, then minimalism arrived and today we believe the decorative is coming back with a contemporary twist.
‘L’ Azienda che può competere nel mercato e’ quella che meglio si sa adattare a questi cambiamenti, molto flessibile, attenta alla qualità e al servizio.’ e.g. ‘The company that adapts quickly survives and thrives.’
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Introducing LED Lighting, Wood and Vertical Style
At Milan, HenryGlass launched new LED lit wall systems, as well as new patination for their Boiserie service, and wooden frames as part of their existing glass portfolio.
It was a great opportunity for our team at Milola to check out some of their new work, and so we wanted to find out more about their inspiration for new products:
Since 2015, the HenryGlass art director has been Arch. Nicola Gallizia - exponent of the furniture world with a 360° vision of product evolution and interior design needs – and through him, HenryGlass has made a path of significant stylistic growth, becoming interesting for a high and demanding target. This has allowed us to expand the range of products with wood, while maintaining the focus on the "vertical" of the house.
Unique Collections & Designs
One of the reasons our team at Milola wanted to work with HenryGlass was not only due to the exciting range offered but, more importantly, their shared cultural ethos and values.
Here’s what they had to say about what values mean to them…
Today it seems that the value aspect of a business is not always considered as an essential element in relationships, and instead it is just the opposite. For a company like HenryGlass, it is also essential to share ethics and values, because the focus is to create the unique product that the customer needs, so not just thinking only about numbers but also about what enhances our daily life.
Analysing the experiences had in the industry, it can be said that if in addition to the simple business there is also a sharing of values, the business also benefits with mutual satisfaction.
A Family-Run Enterprise
Like Milola, HenryGlass is a family-run business, collaborating and enterprising together to grow the company in the right direction.
We asked them for their views on working together as a family:
Corporate governance is a fundamental point at HenryGlass and an issue that is taken into strong consideration. The first commitment of the company is aimed at the transmission of values, of what differentiates us and what makes us unique; in this regard, the Family is irreplaceable.
Management, however, is a different aspect, and it is correct to find the best person for each role; Therefore, having managers even outside our family who look at the various aspects in an objective and not "sentimental" way can be more efficient and effective.
We’re excited to see where our partnership with HenryGlass will take us next, and we’re looking forward to sharing some of their innovative glass products with our customers soon.
To find out more about the HenryGlass brand, take a look at their site or get in touch for more information from Milola.
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