Balenciaga to open a factory in Tuscany Operational from 2021 and dedicated to the production of leather goods

Balenciaga has announced the opening of a new production centre in Tuscany, in Cerreto Guidi, which will be dedicated to the production of leather goods and the training of local artisans. The factory, that will be hosted in a pre-existing building with a substantial architectural recovery operation, will create about 300 new jobs that will come largely from the territory and will be opened in 2021. 

Tuscany is confirmed as an internationally renowned production and craft centre: in addition to Prada's factories in Valvigna, which have been open for two years, and Gucci's ArtLab, Saint Laurent is also about to buy a series of buildings known locally as "Palazzaccio", in Scandicci, where a new industrial complex dedicated to leather goods will be built.