Lucian Ercolani
Lucian Ercolani is the original designer and founder of British Furniture company Ercol. Affectionately knows as the "Old Man" in the company he founded Ercol in 1920. Born in Italy in 1888, Lucian's family moved to London in the 1890s. There he went to night school at the Shoreditch Technical Institute where he studied drawing, design and the theory and construction of furniture. In 1907 he made his first piece of furniture - a musical cabinet, inlaid with mother of pearl. Years later the company tracked this down and they still have it to this day. Lucian Ercolani designed the company's products for many years.
The Windsor range remains one of our most popular ranges over half a century after it was first launched in its original guise, whilst a few years ago Ercol reintroduced some of Lucian's classic designs, which now form the Ercol Originals under the brand name 'L.Ercolani'.