Brionvega is an Italian electronics company that is known for manufacturing futuristic televisions and audio equipment. The company was founded in 1939 by Giuseppe Brion and Leone Pajettain in Milan. Initially named B.P.M. Radio, the company was rebranded as "BRIONVEGA" in 1963. In the early 1960s, the company began collaborations with notable industrial designers including brothers Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Mario Bellini, Richard Sapper, and Marco Zanuso, resulting in the introduction of designs such as the TS 502 radio (a later "export" version of which was called the TS 522), Doney 14 and Algol 11 television sets. Following the success of these designs, the RR 126 stereo was introduced in 1966, followed by the Cubo television in 1969. Many of the products that the company produced during this period were awarded the Compasso d'Oro, and have become icons of 1960s Italian design which are included in the collections of museums such as the ADI Design Museum in Milan, and the Cooper Hewitt and Museum of Modern Art in New York. In recent decades, the company has continued its practice of collaboration with notable industrial designers such as Ettore Sottsas, Michael Young, and Hans Wettstein. An updated version of the Cubo television was produced in 1992 with the same exterior casing but new electronics but this is now out of production. In 1993, Gian Mario Rossignolo bought Brionvega from the Brion family and placed it into his Sèleco company (which later became Seleco-Formenti). Seleco developed financial problems when Turkish electronics producers caused prices to fall rapidly and by April 1997 Seleco-Formenti was declared bankrupt. Almost 10 years later, the Brionvega brand came back to life when it was bought twice - the rights for the production of radios and audio systems was bought by Sim2 Multimedia whilst in August 2006 the rights for the Brionvega brand plus the TV designs and production was taken over by the Super//Fluo company. Since the take over of the brand, Super//Fluo has re-issued two of the original products in limited edition runs, the Doney TV and the Algol TV . The also introduced a new design LCD Television, the Alpha, presented at Salone del Mobile in 2007. See also List of companies of Italy References External links Brionvega Company Website Super//Fluo Brionvega radio catalogue at Radiomuseum.org Electronics companies established in 1945 Italian companies established in 1945 Electronics companies of Italy Design companies of Italy