The story of mariani affreschi cannot be separated from that of its founder, carlo mariani, who began his own entrepreneurial activity in 1963 with bronz'art, a company active in the commercialisation of products made from zama, pewter and brass for interior design. The company saw rapid growth in the sector, building a strong commercial network both in Italy and abroad.
Towards the end of the eighties the crisis hitting brass artwork forced carlo mariani to diversify his activities by investing in the research of new furnishing products. By pure chance he finds out about frescoes and becomes fascinated by them, and with a brave entrepreneurial spirit he transforms a company that made gifts and fancy goods into an "art factory", hiring artists from every background and promoting the new product all over the world with a courageous advertising strategy. Thus mariani affreschi was born in