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| Industry | Luxury goods |
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| Founded | 1920 |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
Key people | Costantino Repossi, Alberto Repossi, Gaia Repossi (Creative Director) |
| Products | jewellery |
| Website | repossi.com |
Repossi is an Italian jewelry house founded in 1957 in Turin by Costantino Repossi, a family-owned business now run by the third generation of the Repossi family. The luxury group LVMH is a majority shareholder since 2018. [1]
After studying industrial design, Costantino Repossi took over the Italian workshops of his father during the post-war period. He opened the first eponymous boutique in Turin in 1957. In 1974 the founder's son, Alberto Repossi, took over the direction of the business. [2] Repossi his first boutique in Monte-Carlo in 1979 and then in Paris in 1986 at 6 Place Vendôme. [3]
Following the death of Princess Diana in 1997, Repossi made headlines due to claims that Dodi Fayed had purchased a ring from the Paris store, in order to propose to Diana. The veracity of these claims has since been disputed. [4]
In 2007, Gaia Repossi, daughter of Alberto, became the creative director of the brand, making her the first member of the third generation of the Repossi family to take over the company. [5] [6]
In 2015, a partnership with luxury conglomerate LVMH was announced through which LVMH acquired a minority share in the fine jewelry house. [7] [8] [9] In 2016, Repossi's Paris flagship store, located on historical Place Vendôme, re-opened after the redesigning by Dutch avant-garde architect Rem Koolhaas and his OMA practice. [10] [11] In April 2018, LMVH rose its participation to 68%, thus becoming majority shareholder of Repossi. [1]
Repossi's designs are said to be modern and minimal. [12] The brand collaborates with contemporary artist Vivian Sassen. [13] Collection presentations were held at the Gagosian Gallery in LeBourget. [14]
In 2013, Gaia Repossi won the "Best jewelry designer of the Year" award at the Elle Style Awards. [15]
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