Chicco was founded in 1958 in Italy by Pietro Catelli and is the core group of the parent company Artsana which was founded in 1946 as a manufacturer specializing in venapuncture and medication. Twelve years after Artsana was founded by Catelli, the birth of his first son, Enrico and nicknamed “Chicco”, inspired his most successful venture yet.
Being driven by the Artsana groups’ passion for personal wellness items, drove him to expand his company to produce baby care products to enhance and help to support parents and children from pregnancy to preschool aged children. This marked the official beginning of the Chicco Company and within only a few years became a famous top name in baby products in Italian households. Today items are tested in Italy in the Happiness Laboratory by top researchers and scientists that are solely dedicated to the development of children from birth to the age of 3. These researchers and scientists observe, gather data, and analyze children to better understand babies and what makes them happy in their daily activities such as sleeping, eating, or playing. They use this information to create products that will fit their needs and desires. These researchers and scientists partner with parents and child educators to blend their research with real world knowledge to develop their products.
Items that Chicco manufactures are toys for each stage of early development, strollers travel systems, car seats, highchairs, playards, walkers, diaper bags, and swings and rockers. Today Chicco products are sold in 120 countries over 6 continents, and are carried in big box retailers and specialty retailers as well.
Chicco is a top name in baby products today in the USA, we are raving fans of their items and feel that they carry many of today’s top most requested items by parents. One of our personal favorites is the #1 top rated in America, Chicco Lullaby LX playard, we like the thick quilted mattress ,bassinet, push button fold, activity gym, changing table and remote controlled music, vibration, and night light. They also manufacture one of our favorite infant car seat carriers called the KeyFit and the KeyFit 30. This is the rated as the easiest car seat to install in your car and comes in a large variety of fashions, can be used up to 22 or 30 pounds depending on the model you choose, is very padded and comfy for baby, and is compatible with most all of Chicco’s strollers or other top brands of strollers.