Cari Zalloni (20 August 1937 – 3 July 2012) was an
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
n designer. He is the creator and chief designer of
Cazal Eyewear
Cazal is a luxury sunglass designer based in Germany which manufactures the Legends line of sunglasses, created by Austrian designer Cari Zalloni.
History
Cari Zalloni founded Cazal in 1975 with his business partner Günter Böttcher. Zalloni want ...
, an eyewear brand.
Early life and background
Cari Zalloni was born in
Athens, Greece
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. His father was of Greek-
Italian
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descent, while his mother was from Austria. His father died in 1947, while Cari was still a young boy, which led his mother to take him to Austria where he grew up.
Career
Cari Zalloni's design career started in 1960 after studying design at the
Academy of Applied Arts in
Vienna
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. He initially designed furniture in
Siena, Italy
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until 1962 when he moved to
Germany
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to design decorative glassware.
In Germany, he launched his 'Cazal' eyewear brand in 1975 with entrepreneur Günter Böttcher. Cazal's designs have been referred to as "distinctive, fashion-forward frames." The name 'Cazal' originated by combining the first syllables from his first name (CAri) and last name (ZALloni).
Death
Zalloni died in 2012 following complications from heart surgery.
References
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1937 births
2012 deaths
Austrian designers