Franzi

Franzi

Franzi

Italian luggage manufacturer

For the given name, see Fränzi.

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]

Quick Facts Company type, Industry ...

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. [1]
    Andrea Guolo, Amato Santi (2007). La borsa... racconta: storia e protagonisti di mezzo secolo di pelletteria (in Italian). Milano: F. Angeli. ISBN 9788846485144
  2. [2]
    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.
  3. [3]
    Guccio Gucci. Vogue Encyclo. Accessed May 2017.
  4. [4]
    Colin Naylor (1990). Contemporary Designers. Chicago: St. James Press. ISBN 9780912289694.
  5. [5]
    Cini Boeri: Suitcase, 1966. New York: The Museum of Modern Art. Accessed May 2017.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Franzi, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.