Delfina Delettrez Fendi Explained

Delfina Delettrez Fendi
Nationality:Italian
Birth Date:1987
Occupation:Jeweler 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delfina Delettrez Fendi is a jewellery maker with pedigree. 2013-09-21. The Independent. en. 2020-04-24.
  2. News: Beckett. Kathleen. Delfina Delettrez on Twisting the Rules. 2020-02-10. The New York Times. 2020-04-24. en-US. 0362-4331.
  3. Web site: Fendi × Delfina Delettrez × The Webster. The Webster. en. 2020-04-24.
  4. Web site: Diamond Foundry x Dover Street Market Lab-Grown Diamond Collaboration Has Dropped. Matthams. Kate. Forbes. en. 2020-04-24.
  5. Web site: Delfina Delettrez Fendi brings her surrealist design to Fendi watch collection. UK. FashionNetwork com. FashionNetwork.com. en-UK. 2020-04-24.
  6. Web site: Delfina Delettrez is part of the BoF 500. The Business of Fashion. en-GB. 2020-04-24.
  7. Web site: Solomon Mines Luxury Jewish Magazine Delfina Fendi. Solomon mines. en. 2020-04-24.
  8. News: Delfina Delettrez Fendi on growing up in the fashion world. 2020-04-24.
  9. Web site: Delfina Delettrez. Forbes. en. 2020-04-24.