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Dino Morasci, owner of Brenni SA, in September 1962 began working at Emilio Fulgenzio Brenni, active since 1932, hired as an office apprentice at just 15 years old. At 18 years after obtaining his driver’s licence, he was entrusted with the organization of the Monteforno and Cartiera di Tenero yards. “Since I was the only driver to have my driver’s license, I was in charge of bringing the workers to the yards, but since they were already a person of action, they immediately entrusted me with the whole organization,” says Morasci and adds “In those times many tilers came from the Olgiate Comasco area, from Val d’Intelvi but also from Abruzzo; It is thanks to them if I learned the job. I got my diploma when I was 40 years old. “In 1972, Brenni was transformed into SA by Brenni, Morasci and Scerri and in the 80s Morasci became the only owner. Precisely in the 1980s, for the advent on the market of glazed tiles, the production of cement graniglia is abandoned. The name “Brenni” was never replaced, either because it was very well known in the region, but also for a promise made by Morasci to Mr. Brenni on the day of his marriage. In 1999, his son Luca, after several years of studies in architecture, entered the company and became administrative manager. Currently, the company that is based in what was once the district washhouse, has 12 employees, an exhibition space of about 180 square meters and a warehouse of about 600 square meters. “In our warehouse there are about 3000 items invented, without counting the deposit of small stocks of tiles that includes the red grès or semigrès enamelled, old products of oramai 30-40 years.” Adds MorasciDal 2006 in addition to the commercialization and laying of tiles is dedicated a 20% of the business to bathroom furniture. “We mainly follow private customers, personalising our work as much as possible,” says Luca Morasci and adds, “We provide advice in choosing the...