F.I.L.A. – Fabbrica Italiana Lapis ed Affini S.p.A., doing business as F.I.L.A. Group, is an Italian multinational supplier of art materials and related products, with subsidiaries and brands such as Daler-Rowney, Canson, Lyra and Maimeri. F.I.L.A. was founded in 1920 in Florence, Italy, and since 1959 the head office is in Milan. The growth has included several company acquisitions. In 1964 Alberto Candela succeeds his father Renato. Under his direction, new products such as Giotto Fibra and the Tiziano line were born. In 1973 the "writing pen" was launched on the market under the name Tratto-Pen. This new model receives the 1979 Compasso d'Oro award and is later exhibited at the MoMA in New York. In 1992 Massimo Candela, Alberto's son, took over from his father and became CEO. Wikipedia