The business venture Elicona, established in 1989, was founded on a research started in the early 80’s. In that years the quest was about topics such as food and health, and later on regarding environment and the problems related to pollutant elements used in varnishes and in building materials in general.

The acquired knowledge about the different issues related to pollution, in particular in construction activity, pushed us to find alternative solutions in that new discipline coming from northern Europe called “Baubiologie” (bio-construction).

This activity has been developed in the following years, until we accomplished two international conventions “Incontri di Bioedilizia” (bio construction meetings) held in 1993 and 1994 in the Cinquecento hall at Palazzo Vecchio, Florence.

Along with the cultural initiative we felt the requirement, coming from the branch of construction, of being able to furnish natural products for bio-architecture and restoration of historical buildings. This is how our activity came into being.