We are committed to natural materials, using wood in many of our products. We are also studying the introduction of materials of organic origin that guarantee the highest levels of reliability. We have monitoring methods in place to certify the origins of our materials and the environmental impact of the manufacturing and packaging stages.
Manifesto
Environmental awareness
History
Premises
Manifesto
Environmental awareness
History
Premises
Manifesto
At Viefe, we stir up talent. We create sensations. We are addicted to creativity, to freedom of ideas, and to aesthetic purity. We are unique and unapologetic. We are determined to shake up spaces and create interior design revolutions with our knobs and handles for furniture, pull handles, wall hooks and door stoppers. We are always ready to explore new perspectives. We are obsessed with turning exceptional designs into everyday experiences. We are uninhibited and spontaneous, but strict and rigorous when it comes to quality. We are proud to be part of what is around you, whether you want it muted or at full power. How high the volume goes is up to you.
Environmental awareness
Intertwined with our surroundings
Our roots connect us to the wood-turning industry in Vall de Ges, in the Barcelona province (Spain), giving us close ties to the huge beech and oak forests that surround us. Today, the forests are a nature reserve in which part of the Viefe Crew does mountain sports. Preserving these surroundings is one of our priorities. To do this, we have an environmental awareness policy in place in different areas of our company that makes sure we grow more sustainable every day.
Our history
Font Vergés started out as a small turnery making wooden buttons. The company was founded in 1932 by Josep Font Vergés in Sant Pere de Torelló, in the Barcelona province (Spain). The village has a long tradition of wood turneries dating back to the early 19th century. The entrepreneurial spirit of Josep Font and his sons Fernando, Pius and Manel, and the success of the buttons they sold, led them to construct industrial premises that were the company’s headquarters until 2020.
The company grew and, in the seventies, moved into specializing in small methacrylate and polyester accessories for the fashion industry. As well as buttons, Font Vergés began producing buckles, rings and decorative balls.
Albert and Manel Font, the grandsons of the founder, took the reins of the business and laid the foundations for the company’s international expansion: they created the role of a representative for Europe and North America; they acquired a stake in a French company focusing on the sale of buttons; and they created a company for marketing buttons and costume jewellery with an Italian partner.
In 1996, Font Vergés adopted laser-cutting technology, which meant a huge leap forward in every sense. At first, there was one small laser; soon after, higher-powered CO2 lasers were introduced. This meant the product range could be expanded, manufacturing accessories for swimwear and footwear.
In 2009, Marc Font and Josep Font, the fourth generation of the family, changed the direction of the company, moving towards the manufacture of knobs and handles under the Viefe brand. Growing demand in the furniture industry and a proposal from a New York designer to create their first collection cemented their faith in this new venture. Collaboration with designers from all over the world and cooperation with strategic partners fostered the brand’s rapid international growth.
The success of Viefe’s knobs and handles prompted the company to launch its first line of wall hooks in 2021. Since then, the brand concept has expanded to encompass the creation of all kinds of decorative design accessories. That same year, new premises were opened on the road into Sant Pere de Torelló. From there, we send our products all over the world.
In 2023, the brand entered another dimension with its new line of door stoppers. With these new products, we are making headway in a decorative context that Viefe had previously not set foot in: floors in every type of space. We want to fill them with design and raise their profile to another level.
We are presenting our first collection of door handles, expanding the Viefe universe in the field of architectural hardware. As part of complete series, these new pieces reinforce a concept based on consistency, design and continuity throughout the space.
Premises
FACILITIES
3000 m2 of efficient design
Our state-of-the-art premises have a floor area of 3,000 m2 and have been designed to ensure maximum efficiency of service and production. The ground floor houses the workshop area, a large storage warehouse, and a dispatch area. On the first floor we have the offices, the technical area, and a showroom in which we present Viefe products in a unique setting.
Viefe Crew
We have an exceptional team of staff consisting of more than 30 professionals who pour all of their talent, commitment and rigorous attention to detail into their work. They all share their enthusiasm for a project in which every individual counts, and this is clear in the quality of Viefe products and the excellent service we provide. They are the motor behind the company, the force that drives us to keep on evolving every single day.
