Pietro Loro Piana

Pietro Antonio Loro Piana (Trivero, 6 September 1883 – 1941) was an Italian engineer and entrepreneur. He founded the textile company Loro Piana

Biography

Pietro Antonio Loro Piana was the son of Giacomo Loro Piana and Clementina Zignone. His family had been in wool-making in the Province of Biella.[1][non-primary source needed] In Quarona, Province of Vercelli, he founded the Lanificio Fratelli Lora e Compagnia and then Lanificio di Quarona di Zignone & C..[1]

He then started a new venture, Ing. Loro Piana & C. in Corso Rolandi on 24 April 1924.[2] It later became the Loro Piana SpA, one of the largest companies in the world producing clothing in cashmere wool.[2]

Loro Piana died in 1941.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Loro Piana Company history, from official website
  2. ^ a b Loro Piana: historical background - The Family Archived 2011-08-18 at the Wayback Machine, italmoda.su


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