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Antonio Cerruti together with two brothers and a cousin found the company. they bought the mill and gives rise to the activity on the banks of the river Cervo where the company nowadays is still situated. They deal with serious production of innovative and quality textiles which made them start enjoying the first significant successes within a few years.
Silvio Cerruti, Antonio Cerruti’s son, manages the company together with his uncle Quintino, concerning himself personally with the quality and development of the collections.
In 1945, about 700 employees work at the Lanificio Cerruti with 140 looms and about 7.100 spinning spindles, an extremely significant number if compared with those of other factories operating in the region in this period.
In the same year Silvio Cerruti is appointed President of the Association of the Italian Wool Industry and succeeds in resolving
Silvio Cerruti died in 1951, his eldest son Nino which was only 20 at the time takes over as head of the company he immediately demonstrated a unique aesthetic sensitivity and organizational ability, which go on to make him a fashion icon.
In 1957 the designer decides to enter the world of men’s fashion and founds HITMAN, a company specialized in the production of men’s clothing. With a staff of 350 employees Hitman produces 120,000 garments a year in close collaboration with other 10 Italian companies.
In 1967 Nino Cerruti inaugurates his ‘maison de couture’: he is the first designer to launch in Paris his own label of men’s high quality prêt-à-porter. It is also a boutique where men’s and ladies’ collections are displayed side by side.
Nino Cerruti sell the fashion industry and dedicates himself entirely to the Wool Mill, his great passion.
In 2005 he joins the interior design business and acquires Baleri-Italy, a leader company in the industry. In the same year he is a member of the jury of the Berlin Film Festival. Before him, only two other Italians had held this role in the history of the prestigious event, further stressing his association with the world of show-business and with the international jet set.
In 2006 he inaugurated the new headquarters designed by Vico Magistretti. It is the last project by the renowned architect in his long career.
Nino Cerruti challenges the market again, with the usual spirit: remaining firmly anchored to the tradition of research and innovation that his family is running over two hundred years.
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