Lorenzo Martone (born May 1979)[1] is an entrepreneur in the fashion industry. Martone was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and resides in New York City where he manages multiple businesses and entrepreneurial projects.[2] Martone founded the Martone Agency in New York, now known as The Creative NYC, designed a swimwear line called Nycked in 2010,[3] and launched a line of designer bicycles with Martone Cycling Co in 2013.[4]
Lorenzo Martone | |
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| Born | May 14, 1979 |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | founder of Martone Cycling Co |
Early life and education
editBorn in São Paulo, Brazil, Martone has one younger brother and is the grandson of Italian immigrants.[2] Martone's family is originally from Northern Italy, but his grandparents migrated to Brazil after World War II.[5]
Martone attended private school in São Paulo. He spent one year during high school in Riverside, California when he was 15 years old as an exchange student.[5] He attended university in São Paulo at Anhembi Morumbi studying tourism.[5] Later Martone moved to Paris where he specialized in luxury brand advertising at ESG Management School.[2]
Career
editMartone moved to New York City in 2008 and began working as the strategic planner for the ad agency Chandelier Creative.[6] In 2009, Martone co-founded ARC NY with Ryan Brown—a talent agency that included clients such as Alessandra Ambrosio and Irina Shayk.[7] The two partners decided to close the agency in 2011 and pursue separate ventures.[8] Martone opened a fashion PR company called the Martone Agency shortly after. Since then, Caitlyn Shockley joined as partner and the company was renamed The Creative NYC and opened a showroom in Chelsea in May 2014.[9]
Martone partnered with jewelry designer Jules Kim for his debut swimwear line called Nycked in November 2010.[10]
Martone Cycling Co.
editIn 2013, Martone launched a line of bicycles with Martone Cycling Co.[11] Having been dissatisfied with how previous bikes looked while being stored in his New York apartment, Martone was inspired by fashion when designing his own line of bicycles.[11] The bikes come in monochromatic hues and feature matching tires, red chains, handlebar baskets, and a SRAM Duomatic gear hub for city riding.[12][13] They were first available at the Paris boutique Colette and are now available at high end retail stores such as Saks Fifth Ave.[14][15] Martone also collaborated with artist Justin Teodoro for the designs of the brand's accessory line.[16]
Personal life
editMartone began dating designer Marc Jacobs in 2008.[6] The couple became engaged in 2009,[17] but eventually ended their relationship.[18]
Martone considers his hobby of biking as part of his inspiration for the Martone Cycling Co designer bike line.[19]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "'Best $2k I Ever Spent!' Lorenzo Martone's 30th Birthday Party with Madonna at Avenue". GuestOfAGuest.com. May 28, 2009. Archived from the original on June 1, 2009.
- ^ a b c Buccheit, Scott (September 8, 2009). "Interview with Brazilian Beauty Lorenzo Martone, Marc Jacobs Knows What's Hot Tchis Season". GuestOfAGuest.com.
- ^ Nawaz, Nadia (2010-12-23). "Exclusive: Lorenzo Martone's Nycked Spring '11 Collection". Refinery29.
- ^ Destouches, Audrey (2014-04-11). "Lorenzo Martone's GOLD bicycle". Vogue.
- ^ a b c Bruno, Paul. "Fashion Ad Man: The Beautiful Lorenzo Martone, Talks Creativity, Sex and Food in This Exclusive Dirty Interview". Dirty Mag.
- ^ a b Murphy, Tim (February 14, 2010). "Marc Jacobs's Brazilian Bombshell". NYMag.com.
- ^ Cowles, Charlotte (December 9, 2011). "Lorenzo Martone Shutters His Talent Agency". NYMag.com.
- ^ "Lorenzo Martone, Ryan Brown Shuttering Arc NY". Women's Wear Daily. September 12, 2011.
- ^ "Lorenzo Martone and Caitlin Shockley Get Creative". Fashion Week Daily. May 12, 2014.
- ^ Lipke, David (June 7, 2010). "Lorenzo Martone Launches Swimwear Line". Women’s Wear Daily.
- ^ a b Laliberte, Kristian (2013-03-21). "The World's Chicest Bikes? Lorenzo Martone Launches Cycle Line". Refinery29.
- ^ "Martone Cycling Co., Coolest Bicycles Ever, Now Available In Miami At Alchemist (PHOTOS)". Huffington Post. 2014-05-08.
- ^ Overholt, Zach (2013-06-17). "The Red Chain Company: Fashion Forward Martone Cycling Co". Bike Rumor.
- ^ Marcus, Bennett (2014-06-14). "Fashion Wheels: Lorenzo Martone Discusses His New Bicycle Venture". Elle.
- ^ Griffith, Carson (2013-05-27). "Rolling Back to the Beach on Designer Bicycles". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "The Paramount Hotel Hosts New Martone Cycling Co. Pop-Up Store". Downtown Magazine. 2014-03-24.
- ^ "Marc Jacobs Engaged". Women's Wear Daily. 2009-03-18.
- ^ Note: Reports of their marrying in 2010 were inaccurate. As noted by the New York magazine website TheCut.com at Odell, Amy (January 5, 2010) "Marc Jacobs and Lorenzo Martone Got Married! (Updated), "Update: A source close to the couple tells us MarLo did not wed in St. Barts. Apparently Larry Gagosian just held an engagement party for them. With a wedding cake."
- ^ Milioti, Stephen (2014-01-31). "7 Questions: Lorenzo Martone, Martone Cycling". Gilt.com.