Roberto Coin: A Strong Legacy From A New Brand

Roberto Coin, the man, was born in 1944, in Venice. After attending Swiss boarding school and obtaining his diploma in hospitality, he worked in the industry in various hotels around the world. However, his first love was always fashion and so, in the middle of his career, he switched industries and, began designing jewelry in 1984, at the age of 40.
 
At first, Coin worked as a designer for other jewelry brands, but then, in 1996, he founded the Roberto Coin brand, at first designing as many as 150 pieces of jewelry each year, and then quadrupling that quickly.