“I see heated moments as a positive, because we all care. PASSION is important”SANDRO FANULI The Fanuli family
FANULI FURNITURE
fanuli.com.au
WHO’S WHO Fabio, Sandro and Carlo Fanuli, all directors; Marco Fanuli, marketing manager
So many family businesses bud from humble beginnings, but immigrant stories like that of Giuseppe Fanuli particularly resonate. “When my father emigrated to Australia in 1956, he came here as a cabinet-maker from Puglia,” says Fabio, Giuseppe’s eldest son. “Twenty years later, Fanuli Sr founded Fanuli Furniture, which today showcases both Italian and Australian designers. “[My father] saw that there was a need for creating a look that no one else was doing,” continues Fabio, who joined the business in 1979, followed by his brothers, Sandro and Carlo. Most recently, Fabio’s son Marco joined the force.…