Business · Companies · 9 hrs ago
Zanellato marks 50 years with archive of 1,000 bags and plans for men's line
Italian leather goods company Zanellato is marking 50 years in business with a new archive at its headquarters in Vicenza.
The archive holds 1,000 bags that trace the company's creative history, including early and unique designs.
Its best-known bag, the Postina, has sold 500,000 copies in 15 years.
The company grew from a family business founded in 1976, first making sheepskin gloves from leftover coat materials.
Zanellato says it aims for sustainable, double-digit annual growth.
It also plans to launch a men's line, and creative director and chief executive Franco Zanellato says he has 100 designs ready.
A book about the company's history and creative work is due to be presented in Milan.
Zanellato is marking its 50th anniversary with an archive of 1,000 bags and plans to launch a men’s line.
The Italian company was founded in 1976 and is led by Franco Zanellato, its creative director and chief executive.
The archive includes historic designs, including the first Postina bag; the company says 500,000 Postina bags have been made.
Zanellato says it aims for sustainable, double-digit annual growth.
A book about the company’s history, written by fashion expert Alba Cappellieri, is being presented in Milan.
- Who
- Zanellato, the Italian bags and leather goods company led by Franco Zanellato.
- What
- The company is marking its 50th anniversary with an archive of 1,000 bags and plans for a men’s line.
- When
- The company was founded in 1976; the article was published on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- The company is based in the industrial area of Vicenza, Italy.
- Why
- The archive was created for the company’s 50th anniversary, to preserve its creative history.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The company began as Guanti Zanellato, a maker of sheepskin gloves in Arzignano.
Franco Zanellato took over leadership of the family company.
The Postina bag brought the company widespread attention.
Zanellato created and donated a bag to Pope Francis through Monsignor Parolin.
The company marked its 50th anniversary with an archive of 1,000 bags.
- Company founded
- 1976
- Archive
- 1,000 bags
- Postina bags made
- 500,000
- Postina anniversary
- 15 years
- Headquarters staff
- 23 employees
- Models ready
- 100
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What people are saying
The goal remains sustainable growth, in double digits year after year: it is the strategy that has always rewarded us.
We will also do menswear.
I don’t sell bags: I like to build desire.