The Lafuma Brothers and French Outdoor Equipment, 1930
In 1930, in the rural Drôme commune of Anneyron, three tanner and saddler brothers—Victor, Alfred, and Gabriel Lafuma—joined forces to
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August Siekmann and Kitchen Design at SieMatic, 1929
In 1929, on the eve of the Great Depression, master carpenter August Siekmann founded August Siekmann Möbelwerke in the Westphalian
King Alfonso XIII and the Paradores of Spain at Gredos, 1928
On October 9, 1928, amid the granite crags and pine forests of the Sierra de Gredos, King Alfonso XIII officially
Horacio Echevarrieta and the Founding of Iberia, 1927
Sources S1 — Viniegra, Juan. Iberia: Crónica de 75 años de aviación comercial española. Madrid, 2002. ISBN 978-84-607-4952-3. S2 —
Hans Wilsdorf and the Horological Heritage of Tudor, 1926
Sources S1 — Cologni, Franco. Tudor Anthology. Mondani Editore, 2013. ISBN 978-88-903723-9-1. S2 — Dowling, Colin, and Jeffrey Hess. The
Armand Desaegher and Enamelled Cast Iron of Le Creuset, 1925
In 1925, at the crossroads of French transportation canals in Fresnoy-le-Grand, two Belgian industrialists—foundry casting specialist Armand Desaegher and enamelling
Arnold Schweitzer and the Swiss Craft of Caran d’Ache, 1924
In 1924, in the artisan enclave of Geneva, Swiss visionary Arnold Schweitzer acquired the historic Fabrique Genevoise de Crayons. Rebranding
Béla Horovitz and the Foundation of Phaidon Press, 1923
In 1923, amid the humanist twilight of interwar Vienna, Dr. Béla Horovitz, Ludwig Goldscheider, and Frederick Ungar founded Phaidon Verlag.
C. Josef Lamy and Functionalist Writing Instruments, 1930
In 1930, in the historic university town of Heidelberg along the Neckar River, former Parker Pen sales representative C. Josef