Franzi
 The premises of the company in 1909 | |
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| Industry | leather goods |
| Fate | closed |
| Founded | 1864, Milan, Italy |
| Founder | Rocco Franzi |
| Defunct | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Milan, Italy |
| Products | leather luggage |
The Valigeria Franzi was an Italian manufacturer of leather bags and luggage. It was founded in Milan in 1864 by Rocco Franzi.[1]:21[2]:234 By the early twentieth 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 his own in 1921.[3]
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
- 1 2 Andrea Guolo, Amato Santi (2007). La borsa... racconta: storia e protagonisti di mezzo secolo di pelletteria (in Italian). Milano: F. Angeli. ISBN 9788846485144
- 1 2 3 4 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.