The Valigeria Franzi was an Italian manufacturer of leather bags and luggage founded in Milan in 1864 by Rocco Franzi.[1]: 21 [2]: 234 By the early 20th century, it was a supplier to royalty and nobility.[1]: 21 It was listed on the Milan stock exchange from 1905 to 1909.[2]: 233 Guccio Gucci worked for the company until he set up Gucci in 1921.[3]
 The premises of the company in 1909 | |
| Company type |
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|---|---|
| Industry | leather goods |
| Founded | 1864, Milan, Italy |
| Founder | Rocco Franzi |
| Defunct | 1998 |
| Fate | closed |
| Headquarters | Milan , Italy |
| Products | leather luggage |
The company mostly used English leather, but also produced some at the Conceria Monzese in Monza, which it owned. This was marketed as "Cuoio Franzi".[2]: 234
In 1967 Franzi manufactured a suitcase, "Partner", designed by Cini Boeri and made from two half-shells of aluminium and ABS resin.[4]: 64 [5]
The company went into liquidation in 1978, and a new company, Oreste Franzi & Co., was set up. It finally closed in 1998.[2]: 233
References
edit- ^ a b Andrea Guolo, Amato Santi (2007). La borsa... racconta: storia e protagonisti di mezzo secolo di pelletteria (in Italian). Milano: F. Angeli. ISBN 9788846485144
- ^ a b c d Giuseppe De Luca (2002). Le società quotate alla Borsa valori di Milano dal 1861 al 2000: profili storici e titoli azionari (in Italian). Milano: Libri Scheiwiller.
- ^ Guccio Gucci. Vogue Encyclo. Accessed May 2017.
- ^ Colin Naylor (1990). Contemporary Designers. Chicago: St. James Press. ISBN 9780912289694.
- ^ Cini Boeri: Suitcase, 1966. New York: The Museum of Modern Art. Accessed May 2017.