Delfina Delettrez Fendi

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Delfina Delettrez Fendi
Born1987
Nationality Italian
OccupationJeweler designer

Delfina Delettrez Fendi (born 1987) is an internationally known Italian designer and jeweler based in Rome.

Career

The fourth-generation heiress of the Fendi [1] family, the Italian luxury fashion house, Delettrez founded her own company, Delfina Delettrez, in 2007, with the help of her father, Bernard Delettrez, a well known jewellery maker who gave her his own brand symbol (and the know-how) which was designed by Karl Lagerfeld for him many years before. In the same year, the trendsetting Paris store Colette staged a show of the pieces Delettrez had made for herself. [2] By January 2009, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris had acquired two of her pieces for its permanent collection. [2]

Her works have led to numerous design collaborations with brands such as Kenzo, Miami-based concept store The Webster, [3] Dover Street Market, [4] Diamond Foundry, Fendi; [5] made from precious metals and gemstones, Delettrez's designs consist of figurative surrealism and natural iconography including animals, hands and lips, alongside her new signature eye design. [6]

Delettrez has also presented solo exhibitions at the Antonella Villanova Gallery in Miami [7] as well as the Galleria O in Rome, and in March 2012 she showcased her Metalphysic collection at the Louvre's Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, [8] becoming the youngest designer to be showcased at the venerated museum. In 2013 she was chosen to become part of BoF 500 – The people shaping the global fashion industry. [6] In 2016, she was named in Forbes Magazine "30 Under 30" list [9] that celebrates the youngest and brightest entrepreneurs.

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References

  1. ↑ "Delfina Delettrez Fendi is a jewellery maker with pedigree". The Independent. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 Beckett, Kathleen (10 February 2020). "Delfina Delettrez on Twisting the Rules". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Fendi × Delfina Delettrez × The Webster". The Webster. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  4. ↑ Matthams, Kate. "Diamond Foundry x Dover Street Market Lab-Grown Diamond Collaboration Has Dropped". Forbes. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. ↑ UK, FashionNetwork com. "Delfina Delettrez Fendi brings her surrealist design to Fendi watch collection". FashionNetwork.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Delfina Delettrez is part of the BoF 500". The Business of Fashion. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Solomon Mines Luxury Jewish Magazine Delfina Fendi". Solomon mines. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Delfina Delettrez Fendi on growing up in the fashion world" . Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "Delfina Delettrez". Forbes. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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