Brionvega
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Electronics
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company, established in Milan
Milan
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in 1945, now located in Pordenone
Pordenone
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, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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, Italy
Italy
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Former part of the Seleco-Formenti Group, after the crack down of the company, following price dumping from Turkish manufacturers, has been split in two parts.
The rights for the production of radios and audio systems was bought by Sim2 Multimedia Company.
The Brionvega brand, TV branch, along with Seleco
Seleco
Sèleco is an electronics company based in Pordenone, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy. It is part of Super//Fluo, who bought the rights in August, 2006, along with Brionvega and Imperial.-History:...
and Imperial
Imperial
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, was taken over by Super//Fluo company in August, 2006.
Historically speaking, Brionvega is one of the most famous radio
Radio
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and Television manufacturers, thanks to its products, born from the collaboration with well-known design firms.
Over the years, from its establishment, Brionvega has made some industrial design cornerstones, such as the radio "cube" TS502 from 1963, the Algol and Doney portable TV, and the radio-phonograph
Phonograph
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RR126.
Since the take over of the brand, Super//Fluo has re-edited some of this products, such as the Doney and Algol Television.
Super//Fluo also introduced a new design Lcd-Television, the Alpha, presented at Salone del Mobile
Salone del Mobile
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in 2007.