GRANDSOLEIL

The Grand Soleil firm and facilities were established in the late ’50. They are the leading brand in Italy for outdoor furniture, mainly manufactured out of polypropylene.

In 2005 – being acquired by IGAP (Pezzi Family) – the firm underwent a significant internal reorganization and modernization of facilities.

IGAP offers a complete line of chairs, tables and stools specifically designed for domestic or contract use, practical, resistant and contemporary

“What makes a great restaurant or bar? How do you ensure that the customers will have a great experience and want to return and how can the design of the space help to achieve certain business goals? These were the questions that we wanted to answers.

With our products, you can create spaces that really work, from hotels, bars and restaurants to public spaces and private homes. We look at trends and try to stay one step ahead so our work has longevity.”

Igaps mission is the creation of high–quality products at reasonable prices using innovative materials for outdoor and indoor furniture. One of the developments is a range of high quality, transparent indoor furniture made from polycarbonate (UPON brand). Polycarbonate is a tough, clear and dimensionally stable thermoplastic, ideally suited for the development of cost efficient furniture.

Our range of chairs and tables made from polypropylene are becoming very popular for hospitality design, mostly because of the attractive range of colors which allows creation of an impressive appearance at a low cost 100 % MADE IN ITALY.

100% Italian ecological evolution

Thanks to the new polymeric compound Greenpol – that is the green polypropylene derived compound, developed and patented worldwide, Igap produces all products belonging to the Green Boheme selection; offering to its customers a complete range of green and environmentally oriented garden and porch items.. Greenpol is a patented, innovative, 100% environmental friendly material, that respects nature and at the same time, the strictest European Quality and Safety standards. It complies with the REACH Regulation and is 100% PAH free and is fully recyclable for endless times.

Buying one of our Set Rattan (which is 100% Made in Italy), you not only by the strongest and the heaviest Set in the category (it weighs 55% more than some of the similar models of our competitors), but you also buy an article, that for its structural characteristics is also CERTIFIED for PROFESSIONAL USE and it does not need any maintenance for the entire of very long duration.

ALSO: while NOT spending more, than for the similar lighter models (and therefore much weaker ), our Set Arenal is made with an INNOVATIVE 100% ecological material, Patent of our exclusive property, respects nature and allows the saving of :
• over 56 Kg of plastic that otherwise would go to the waste.
• over 56 kg of Co2 less released in to the atmosphere.
• over 50 liters less of oil.
• over 10,000 liters of water
*over 73 Kw of electricity

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