Pasotti
In the Mantuan countryside, there is still someone who continues to produce handmade luxury umbrellas using a brand name that will celebrate its 65th anniversary, exporting them to every corner of the world: Pasotti.
The company stands out for its creativity and constant material research, all exclusively Italian: enameled brass handles, Swarovski® crystals, precious silk fabrics, and magnificent decorations.
“The company was founded in 1956,” says Ms. Eva Giacomini, the owner of the company, “by my mother Ernesta Pasotti, who started producing one-of-a-kind umbrellas which she sold directly, sometimes even riding a bicycle. Later, together with my father Vittorio, who mainly dealt with sales, the company transformed from a small artisan company into a large one with over one hundred employees. Today, since there is no room for such an industrial production, we have downsized and mostly focused on limited edition umbrellas. We produce 40 thousand handmade umbrellas a year: very high-quality items sold in the most prestigious boutiques in 75 countries. 93% of our turnover is made abroad, mainly in Europe, North America, Russia, and China. In addition to the Pasotti collection, we are proud of a series of private label collaborations with the most fashionable brands worldwide”.
And thanks to the new generation, Nicola and Andrea Begotti, the overseas market is really continuing to grow, which takes part in the most important fashion weeks and invests a lot in the Web, thus increasing brand awareness.
Italian luxury umbrella production lives on from generation to generation.
