BLACKFIN NEWSROOM

Leonardo Del Vecchio 1935-2022

4 July 2022

Last week, with his passing, we lost an exceptionally talented, eminent personality whose energy was a driving force for the entire eyewear industry. A man of enlightened vision and with a fierce spirit of curiosity, he was able to turn dreams into reality while, in the process, forging a unique business model.


Blackfin remembers Leonardo Del Vecchio with the utmost esteem and deepest gratitude. It was in 1971 that Maria Luisa Pramaor, at the time the 18th employee of Luxottica, appealed to the Cavaliere about opening her own workshop to independently handle some of the company’s eyewear processing. It was he who lit the spark from which our own small but magnificent dream came into being, and is now called Blackfin.

Thank you, Cavaliere.

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