Franzi

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]

For the given name, see Fränzi.

Valigeria Franzi
Type
  • private company
  • listed company 1905–1909
Industryleather goods
Fateclosed
Founded1864, Milan, Italy
FounderRocco Franzi
Defunct1998
Headquarters
Milan
,
Italy
Productsleather luggage

The company mostly used English leather, but also produced leather 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. Andrea Guolo, Amato Santi (2007). La borsa... racconta: storia e protagonisti di mezzo secolo di pelletteria (in Italian). Milano: F. Angeli. ISBN 9788846485144
  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. Guccio Gucci. Vogue Encyclo. Accessed May 2017.
  4. Colin Naylor (1990). Contemporary Designers. Chicago: St. James Press. ISBN 9780912289694.
  5. Cini Boeri: Suitcase, 1966. New York: The Museum of Modern Art. Accessed May 2017.
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