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Salvatore Ferragamo patents
“Today, I have nore than twenty thousand models in the archives and more than 350 patents, some of which have been put to use; and the others will be too, when the world realizes how beautiful the models really are”(Shoemaker of Dreams. The autobiography of Salvatore Ferragamo, London 1957)
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p to 2002, Salvatore Ferragamo’s creative genius and business flair were well documented by 14,000 footwear models conserved in the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum collection in Florence and by articles and photos. This already enormous and priceless heritage was then enriched by an extraordinary mine of original creations discovered in the underground vaults of certain government ministries and accessible only recently.
It consists of 369 Ferragamo patents and trademarks, a wealth of inventions recovered from the archives of the Government’s Central Archive.
Leafing through the pages of these patents - from Ferragamo’s 'shell sole' to the 'orthopaedic heel, or wedge', from the 'sculpted heel' to the 'invisible upper', cage heels and the 'metallic sole' - one is overwhelmed by the sheer quantity and creative energy of so many ideas and inventions.
This patent archive is a technical and scientific library of inestimable value and enormous reach. It not only highlights the development of Ferragamo’s individual creativity and technical know-how but also stimulates designers to strive for new creativity and construction techniques.
Even after the death of Salvatore Ferragamo, the company continued to devote enormous care and attention to its creation, and to patents, both ornamental and everyday wear models.
Leafing through the pages of these patents - from Ferragamo’s 'shell sole' to the 'orthopaedic heel, or wedge', from the 'sculpted heel' to the 'invisible upper', cage heels and the 'metallic sole' - one is overwhelmed by the sheer quantity and creative energy of so many ideas and inventions.
This patent archive is a technical and scientific library of inestimable value and enormous reach. It not only highlights the development of Ferragamo’s individual creativity and technical know-how but also stimulates designers to strive for new creativity and construction techniques.
Even after the death of Salvatore Ferragamo, the company continued to devote enormous care and attention to its creation, and to patents, both ornamental and everyday wear models.
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