After ten years of collaboration, Marni and creative director Francesco Risso separate. A successor has not yet been named.
“Marni received a new boost under Francesco’s creative direction. His courageous creative development led to the renewal of the women’s collections, to expand the men’s collections as well as to staging shows and immersive experiences. To translate its intuitive way of translating emotions. It in a message from the parent company OTB.
“Francesco has internalized the soul and the values of the house. Together with the team, he led Marni to new realms and laid the foundation for an exciting new chapter. Francesco is a unique designer and a real artist. I wish him only the best for the future,” adds Renzo Rosso, Chairman of the OTB Group.
Risso: “I will always be grateful for his trust”
“I will always be grateful that he believed in me and gave me the opportunity to take a journey that went far above everything that I have ever dreamed. Marni was a studio, a stage, a dream. It brought color, instinct and care – and created a space in which you could be. entire Marni team and all friends who accompanied us on this way.
Risso was the second creative director in the history of the house. In 2016 he succeeded Marni founder Consuelo Castiglioni, who retired after 20 years at the top of the label. At the time, Castiglioni stated that she wanted to devote more to her private life in the future. In 1994 she founded the brand together with her husband and business partner Gianni Castiglioni.