The district of the Brianza in the Como-Milan area (a territory covering a total of 300 km²) represents one of the most important centers of production in the woodworking, furniture making sector in the world and is one of the driving forces in the italian export with about 2500 milion euro, roughly 20% of all italian furniture exports.
All the companies making up this sector are represented in this area: from the manufactures of woodwork equipment and machine tools, to the manufactures of furniture, from the doors and windows manufactures to the manufactures of furniture accessories (handles, hinges, etc), from the manufactures of kitchens to the manufactures of lamps. In the Brianza there is the highest concetration of high-level furniture makers: 35% of production against 13% in the rest of Italy. Also the Brianza is the area where there is the highest concentration of leading furniture companies whose production is designed by the best furniture designers in the world (Castiglioni, Sottsass, Magistretti, Citterio, Ron Arad, Starck and many others).

The main characteristics of the firms of the Brianza-many of Which have retained their character of craftsmanship-are their passionate love for their craft, the capacity of making the best furniture in the world, the use of top-quality materials, combined with state-of-the art tecnology, excellent design, and a constant attention to capture the taste of the customers.
In addition, the tight links existing among the over 5,000 furniture-makers of the Brianza- a closely studied phenomenon at world level allows extreme production flexibility.