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Italia Independent Group
Company typeS.p.A.
(Public Limited Company)
Traded asBIT: IIG
IndustryHolding company
Founded2008
FounderLapo Elkann, Andrea Tessitore, Giovanni Accongiagioco
Defunct2024
HeadquartersTurin, Italy
ProductsEyewear and Sunglasses
Net incomeIncrease €581,248 (2014)
Total assetsIncrease €47,634,619 (2014)
Total equityIncrease €15,998,426 (2014)
Subsidiaries
  • Italia Independent
  • Independent Ideas
  • Spirit Vodka
  • Sound Identity
  • Care Label
  • Independent Value Card
WebsiteItaliaindependentgroup.com

Italia Independent Group S.p.A. is a holding corporation for an Italian company that produces and distributes eyewear and sunglasses.

History

The brand Italia Independent was founded in 2007 by Lapo Elkann, Andrea Tessitore and Giovanni Accongiagioco.

The first model of sunglasses was made of carbon fiber, handmade in Italy and presented at the Pitti Uomo in Florence.

Italia Independent, the design company, is entirely owned by its holding company, Italia Independent Group. The holding company debuted in the Italian Stock Exchange in 2013.

Italia Independent launched on January 9, 2007 during Pitti Uomo. In 2008 Italia Independent was acquired by Italia Independent Group, created to manage new divisions of the company. Italia Independent Group debuted in the stock exchange in 2013. In 2009 opened the brand's first showroom in Milan with sunglasses and clothing collections. On 28 June 2013, Italia Independent Group was listed on the AIM segment of the Italian Stock Exchange, the market for smaller Italian companies, with code IIG.

Technology

The company received an award from the MIT Technology Review for use thermosensitive fiber and microfiber linings.

References

  1. "The company was founded in 2008 as a holding". istitutomarangoni.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  2. "Lapo Elkann chiude Italia Independent: in liquidazione la società per cui aveva sborsato 40 milioni". corriere.it. corriere.it. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Portfolio Companies". italiaindependentgroup.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  5. "Company overview". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  6. "Italia independent Group becomes official" (PDF). italiaindependentgroup.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-08-15. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  7. "Italia independent thermosensitive sunglasses". all-eyesonme.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Lapo, battesimo col botto in Borsa" – corriere.it June 28, 2013
  9. Interview with Corriere della Sera – June 6, 2007
  10. Lapo Elkann opens Independent Ideas in Milan
  11. "Italia Independent on Italian Stock Exchange". borsaitaliana.it. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  12. "Italia independent quote". bloomberg.org. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

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