Up Group
Up&Up was established in 1969. At that time, marble began to explore new forms and discover new applications. It became the material of choice for great designers, who transformed it into objects, furnishings and fittings, bathrooms, fine inlay work… Then, after a decade of development and growth, in 1979 Up&Up became UpGroup, a more complex reality which is today one of Italy’s leading producers of marble.
Up Group is based in Massa, midway between the blue sea and the white Apuan Alps, surrounded by the extraordinary quarries where Michelangelo came personally to select the finest marble for his masterpieces. Extracting marble from its own quarries in both the Massa area and worldwide, UpGroup carries on a tradition of transforming this antique material into finely sculpted household objects and pieces of furniture. Up Group has worked with design icons such as Alessandro Mendini, Mario Bellini, Michele de Lucchi, Ettore Sottsass, Achille Castiglioni, and more… Up Group still owns the rights on the pieces they produced at that time and continue to make them living. Designed in the 1960, 1970 and 1980’s, these pieces don’t seem to be outdated at all. On the contrary, their elegance anchors them in a modern and contemporary style more than ever. UpGroup is one of a select few companies in Italy to be chosen to work in the Vatican, the Uffizi, Florence Cathedral, the Bank of Italy…
