Brand · Italian outdoor design
emu outdoor furniture
Founded · Marsciano, Umbria, 1951
Material · Powder-coated steel & aluminum
Programme · Outdoor lounge, dining, café seating
About emu
The Umbrian house that has been welding outdoor furniture since 1951. Founded in Marsciano by Domenico Fioretti, emu turned post-war metal craftsmanship into a permanent outdoor catalog, drawing on the same hand-bent and welded-steel technology that built the brand's first generation of café chairs for Italian piazzas. The current programme runs from light bistro seating through full hospitality and residential lounge systems. Compare with our FAST and Pedrali catalogs for adjacent specs.
Production stays in Marsciano. Frames are cataphoresis-treated, powder-coated and oven-cured for permanent outdoor exposure; cushions are quick-dry Sunbrella and rope details are hand-bound. The studio works with a roster of Italian and international designers including Christophe Pillet, Patrick Norguet, Aldo Cibic, Jean-Marie Massaud and the in-house Centro Stile emu.
Official site: emu.it
Collections in detail
Six collections from the current emu archive, each with its own page — pieces, designer notes, materials, installation photography. Full specifications, pricing and lead times available on trade request.
Materials & craft
Six core material families across the outdoor catalog, welded and finished in Marsciano.
Specifier resources written for US trade buyers, designers, and architects working with European outdoor furniture.
Decision matrix, lifecycle cost, and FSC sourcing.
Brand positioningSide-by-side specifier comparison and hybrid path.
CertificationHow to verify FSC certificates and what to ask for.
FabricSpecifier sheets, hospitality contract grades, COM workflow.
Brand vs brandWhen to specify each, when to specify both.
ProcurementTrade buyer workflow from brief to install.