Essent’ial takes inspiration from a literary masterpiece to express a simple, yet challenging vision: living with only what is essential, respecting nature.

Essent’ial was born in 2006 and is produced and distributed by A.G.C., an offset printing company founded in 1999 which concentrates its flair for innovation and creation in the area of printing on extreme substrates such as canvas and unconventional materials.
In line with its background, it brings its concern for environmental protection directly into its daily production practices.

Our collection is made with love and respect for nature. All our products are made of eco-friendly, sustainable, recycled and recyclable materials, subject to special treatments that make them durable and washable. The whole production is Made in Italy.

A.G.C. continues its commitment to these principles with further improvement to its management practices, including consumption monitoring, the recycling of packaging materials, energy load reduction, controlled use of solvents, inks and raw materials, and the careful selection of suppliers and the use of strictly environment-friendly papers and fibres with FSC ® certification.

These sustainable, responsible practices enabled A.G.C. to win the well-earned Corporate Social Responsibility Award in 2007 and 2009 with the Essent’ial project, for its success in running a project to recycle waste raw materials on the one hand while at the same time creating jobs.

The company was a founder member of the Modena Socially Responsible Business Club. During the last few years, the product has been described with many adjectives, including ecodesign, eco-chic, thanks to its constant focus on eco-sustainability, with the use of recycled or recyclable materials.