6 SEPTEMBER 1993

On September 6, 1993, after a continuous month of relocation from Turin and Grugliasco to the new factory in Via Ferrero 9, Rivoli, work gradually re-started, reaching 100% efficiency over the following three months.
10,500 square meters covered, of which 2,500 square meters of technical offices, 600 square meters of executive area and 7,500 square meters of workshop.
The figures demonstrate the scale of the new structure.
The design offices, surfacing and toolpaths were located on the first and second floor, organized in three open spaces with movable walls that could be arranged according to project needs.
The workshops were multi-storey, on the ground floor the milling department, testing, six master assembly boxes, the traditional model shop, the warehouse and the workshop manager’s office.
On the basement floor, the resin department, the materials warehouse, the garage, the changing rooms and the canteen.
The prototypes and style models were on the second floor, organized in five boxes, a traditional model shop, a two-oven painting department with an adjacent preparation area. Each styling box was completed with an elevated work office for the exclusive use of clients stylists from which they can see their models from above.
The management was on the first floor together with accounting, purchasing, sales and personnel.
Also on the same floor, two meeting rooms and a third smaller one which accommodated the historic room of Via La Thuile 71 of 1966 with original furniture and reproduction of the floor.

August 1993, work finished, move finished, garden finished, the first Sunday of rest for everyone.

For the occasion of the opening of the prestigious new headquarters in Rivoli, the Stolas commisioned the design of a second, more horizontal logo.
The idea was not to replace the original diamond but to have a marque that would be more suitable for use on design work and prototype number plates.

For industrial confidentiality in order to protect the privacy of projects, each sensitive area was equipped with a video surveillance system. All entrance doors could only be opened by use of a personalized magnetic card specific to the project.

September 1993, the magnetic security cards to access the various departments distributed to the employees of STOLA s.p.a.