Werther Toffoloni (1930 to 2017) was born in Udine and studied in Venice. He taught industrial design and worked as a designer and artistic consultant across furniture, lighting, glass, ceramics and textiles, with a sustained interest in how an object settles into the setting it is made for. Both Accento and Billiani carry his work. For Accento he designed Albert (2010), a seating family built on combination: legs in solid beech, oak or metal, backs in wood or upholstery, configured as chair, lounge chair or stool, with Albert One extending the line. At Billiani, where he worked from 2004, his designs include Gradisca, issued in several wooden variations, alongside Vincent V.G. and Eileen. Across both companies his chairs rest on a firm grasp of materials and an unsentimental attention to function.
