Pietro Loro Piana
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Pietro Antonio Loro Piana (Trivero, 6 September 1883 – 1941) was an Italian engineer and entrepreneur. He founded the textile company Loro Piana
Biography[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Loro Piana Company history, from official website
- ^ a b Loro Piana: historical background - The Family Archived 2011-08-18 at the Wayback Machine, italmoda.su
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