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Pelletteria Artigiana Viviani

A Florence workshop founded in 1965, its family story and the leatherworking stages described by the maker.

A workshop in Florence

Renato Viviani’s Florence workshop opened in 1965 and was inaugurated on 16 November.1,2

From Florence to Buenos Aires and back

The maker's biography moves between Florence and Buenos Aires. It recounts Renato's early apprenticeship in Guccio Gucci's first workshop, his emigration to Argentina before the war, and his return to Italy with his daughter Viviana in the early 1960s.1,2

Viviana's role in the workshop

Viviana joined the company in the late 1970s, became a Maestra Pellettiera and took on design and president roles in 1995. She and her son Leonardo lead the business today.1,2

Sources and citations (4)
  1. History; Handmade Leather Products
  2. Storia; Artigianalità fiorentina
  3. Artigianalità
  4. Laboratorio

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