Ariston was founded by Aristide Merloni in 1930 as a family owned business in Fabriano, Italy. Originally manufacturing weight scales, we quickly diversified to manufacturing domestic appliances such as: cooktops, hot water systems, and liquid gas cylinders. In 1960, we launched our laundry and dishwashing machines along with the Unibloc oven which won the prestigious “Gold Compass Award”, Italy’s highest honor in Industrial design and manufacturing. Ariston quickly became Italy’s number 1 appliance brand and to this day has over 40% market share of appliances sold in the Italian market.