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Bottega Veneta creative director in own-brand announcement

19/11/2013
Tomas Maier, the creative director of luxury leathergoods brand Bottega Veneta, has announced that he will work on a new joint-venture with parent company, Kering, to develop his own brand. However, at the time of the announcement, both he and Kering emphasised that Mr Maier will continue in his Bottega Veneta role, a position he has held since 2001.

He said: “I am excited to enter into this new chapter for the Tomas Maier brand in parallel with my role at Bottega Veneta. I could not imagine a better partner than Kering for the Tomas Maier brand. We speak the same language and have a mutual understanding of how to take this business we started 15 years ago to new heights.”

The Tomas Maier brand was founded in 1997 and is based in the US. It is best known for swimwear and apparel, suggesting little overlap with Bottega Veneta.



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