Delfina Delettrez Fendi

Delfina Delettrez Fendi (born 1987) is an internationally known Italian designer and jeweler based in Rome.

Career

The fourth-generation heiress of the Fendi[1] family, the Italian luxury fashion house, Delettrez founded her own company, Delfina Delettrez, in 2007, with the help of her father, Bernard Delettrez, a well known jewellery maker who gave her his own brand symbol (and the know-how) which was designed by Karl Lagerfeld for him many years before. In the same year, the trendsetting Paris store Colette staged a show of the pieces Delettrez had made for herself.[2] By January 2009, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris had acquired two of her pieces for its permanent collection.[2]

Her works have led to numerous design collaborations with brands such as Kenzo, Miami-based concept store The Webster,[3] Dover Street Market,[4] Diamond Foundry, Fendi;[5] made from precious metals and gemstones, Delettrez's designs consist of figurative surrealism and natural iconography including animals, hands and lips, alongside her new signature eye design.[6]

Delettrez has also presented solo exhibitions at the Antonella Villanova Gallery in Miami,[7] as well as the Galleria O in Rome, and in March 2012 she showcased her Metalphysic collection at the Louvre's Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris,[8] becoming the youngest designer to be showcased at the venerated museum. In 2013 she was chosen to become part of BoF 500 – The people shaping the global fashion industry.[6] In 2016, she was named in Forbes Magazine "30 Under 30" list[9] that celebrates the youngest and brightest entrepreneurs.