Franzi

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

The Valigeria Franzi is an Italian manufacturer of leather bags and luggage started in Milan in 1864 by Rocco Franzi.: 21 : 234 

History

By the early twentieth century, it was a supplier to royalty and nobility.: 21  It was listed on the Milan stock exchange from 1905 to 1909.: 233  Guccio Gucci worked for the company until he set up Gucci in 1921.

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".: 234 

In 1967 Franzi manufactured a suitcase, "Partner", designed by Cini Boeri and made from two half-shells of aluminium and ABS resin.: 64 

The company went into liquidation in 1978, and a new company, Oreste Franzi & Co., was set up. It closed in 1998.: 233 

Refounding and Relaunch in 2021

In 2021, entrepreneur Marco Calzoni acquired the brand to restart the operational production of both classic and new models, continuing the company’s traditional business. In 2026, a handbag model named "Carla", created as a tribute to Carla Fracci, was unveiled and made available for purchase at the Printemps department store chain in Paris.

References

  1. 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
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ Guccio Gucci (in Italian). Vogue Encyclo. Archived 24 March 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.
  6. ↑ Sara Rezk (17 November 2023). "Franzi prosegue il rilancio. Nel 2025 aprirà il primo monobrand a Milano" (in Italian). Retrieved 25 October 2026.
  7. ↑ Isabella Naef (7 April 2026). "Franzi debutta a Parigi, da Printemps" (in Italian). Retrieved 25 October 2026.