Loewe, S.A.

Loewe S. A. is a traditional Spanish fashion company based in Madrid. The world's biggest luxury group LVMH to associated companies is world famous for its leather goods and other luxury goods of the fashion industry. 2011 sales amounted to € 200 million.

History

A native of Kassel German immigrant Heinrich Loewe Rössberg ( in Spain when Enrique Loewe known) met in the center of Madrid, the two Spaniards José Silva and Florencio Rivas know which operated there since 1846 a workshop for leather goods. In 1872, Enrique Loewe with the two of Madrid to the Loewe SA As a founding year is that of the original workshop and Silva Rivas - as the company name of Sociedad anónima the name of the Germans was chosen. In the same year Loewe opened its first contract for the sale of leather in Madrid. Twenty years later, the company began to gain recognition of the public. In the second generation of the company in 1905 to the Spanish court supplier.

The excellent workmanship of mainly of Spanish producers originating leather, the use of organic colors and the exclusive production in Spain that garner international acclaim, shops are abroad since the 60s opened, today the company sells Loewe SA under its own name in around 200 shops noble clothes, leather goods and perfume, among them alone in more than 35 stores in Japan.

In 1972, the first perfume by Loewe. The perfume series with women's and men's fragrances of the so-called prestige and luxury category has been expanded over the years.

The Loewe, which is part of the French luxury group LVMH since 1996, which also organizes the sales produced, still in the Spanish plant in Getafe near Madrid and Barcelona. According to information Loewe employs around 1,100 people worldwide. Approximately 30 % of sales are generated by the offered since 1975 handbags model " Amazona ".

Awards

• Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes in 2002

The award was presented by the Spanish Royal House of Juan Carlos I to the Director Enrique Loewe Lynch 2003.

Fundación Loewe S. A.

The Loewe Award ( Premio Internacional de Poesía Fundación Loewe ) is one of the most prestigious awards of the current Spanish poetry, which is sponsored and published by the Fundación Loewe. Your current premium amounts to 20,000 euros. The first edition took place in the first year of the Foundation in 1988.