In an exclusive interview, Silvia Venturini Fendi, chairman and CEO Serge Brunschwig and Daniel Lalonde, CEO of Design Holding, discussed the launch of Fendi's new home collection.
“This home project is more exciting and challenging, there’s much more research and experimentation, both very much in line with the spirit of the Fendi brand,” enthused Venturini Fendi in an exclusive interview with Brunschwig and Daniel Lalonde, CEO of Design Holding.
Brunschwig and Lalonde have known each other for more than a decade and shared an easy familiarity throughout the interview. Previously, Lalonde led SMCP, the owner of fashion chains including Sandro, Maje and Claudie Pierlot. A longtime executive at LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, he was also president of Ralph Lauren International before joining SMCP in 2014.after working for Louis Vuitton and Sephora, as well as Celine, all part of the group.
Lalonde said the line’s distribution will be even more selective now and that the company is planning to roll out a number of directly operated stores in key cities such as Miami and Shanghai. As a starter, “we have secured a new location in Milan and expect to open in early 2022,” he said. The cities reflect the main markets for the collection, from China and America to the Middle East.
Brunschwig noted the “record speed” at which the collection was produced. “We are bringing fashion’s timing to that of furniture,” he said with a smile.
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