Gucci Cosmos: A Celebration of Design and Heritage at the Kyocera Museum of Art, Kyoto, Japan
“Gucci has always represented great design and contemporary lifestyle.” Marco Bizzari While in Kyoto, I had the chance to visit the “Gucci Cosmos” Exhibit, which opened on October 1st at the Kyocera Museum of Art. This traveling exhibition marks the 60th anniversary of Gucci’s first flagship store, which opened in Ginza, Tokyo, in 1964. However, […]
Guccio Gucci: The Early Journey from Porter to Luxury Leather Pioneer
“Quality is remembered long after price is forgotten”Aldo Gucci Not much is known about the early years of Guccio Gucci, born 1881, in Florence, Italy. For example, it is unknown why he moved to London at age sixteen (1897), where he was employed as a porter at the Savoy hotel. The son of a leather […]