Camper (; , meaning "farmer") is a footwear company with headquarters in

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. Lorenzo Fluxà founded the company in 1975. The Camper brand is marketed globally and is present in 40 countries, with more than 400 stores and sales of around 4 million pairs of shoes annually.

Company overview

In 1877, Antonio Fluxà, a Mallorcan cobbler, introduced the first sewing machines on the island and introduced a mechanized approach to shoe making. In 1975, Lorenzo Fluxà, grandson of Antonio Fluxà, founded Camper. In 1981, the first Camper store opened in

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. In 1992, Camper opened stores in

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. An American retail store opened in 1999 in

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. In 2005, Camper began brand diversification by launching a hotel concept, ''Casa Camper'', in Barcelona and later in

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, and ''Dos Palillos'', a Michelin-starred restaurant in the Raval district of Barcelona. In 2006, Camper launched ''Camper Together'', a collaboration project with brand partners to create singular products and stores. In 2011, Camper became a key sponsorship partner of Emirates Team New Zealand for the Volvo Ocean Race. In 2012, Miguel Fluxà, representing the fourth generation of the Fluxà family, was appointed CEO. In 2013, Camper became a key sponsorship partner of Emirates Team New Zealand in the 34th America's Cup. In 2013, after two years as head of menswear at Mugler and eight seasons of collaboration via Camper Together,

Romain Kremer Romain Kremer (born 1 April 1982 in Villefranche de Rouergue, Aveyron, France) is a French fashion designer. He graduated from the Duperré School of Decorative Arts in Paris in 2002, and the following year he went to work for firms like Christia ...

began working as main collection consultant at Camper. He was named the brand's creative director in 2014. In 2018, Queen Letizia awarded Camper the National Special Achievement Award for Large Fashion Companies as part of the 5th National Fashion Industry Awards in Spain. In 2019, Finnish shoe designer Achilles Ion Gabriel was appointed Creative Director of CamperLab.

References

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