Cini & Nils was established in 1969, when two designers began to feel the need to provide direct market their projects. A variety of products were developed by the combined efforts of Mario and Bettona Melocchi Franco, many of which were purchased from the New York Museum of Modern Art, a collection of table and desk .. In the late seventies, their design has undergone transformations that have brought Franco and Mario Melocchi Bettona to explore new areas.