HIGH POINT, N.C., Sept, 16,
2020 /PRNewswire/ -- kathy ireland® Worldwide
(kiWW®) has partnered with leading Italian leather
upholstery furniture brand Di Giò for leather
sofas. The announcement was made by Giovanni Sforza, General Manager and Stylist of
Matera, Italy-based Di Giò. The
kathy ireland® Home by Di Giò and Kathleen Marie® Italia by Di
Giò made their debut this week at the High Point
Pre-Market.
"We are thrilled to partner with Kathy
Ireland and her superb kathy
ireland® Worldwide team," says Mr. Sforza. "Kathy
and her team's talent and success in the Home and Furniture
industry are renowned all over the world. We honestly could
not have hoped for a better partner. This is a new and truly
exciting chapter for our company," adds Mr. Sforza.
"We are delighted about this new collaboration with Di
Giò," says Ms. Ireland, Chair, CEO and Chief Designer of
kiWW®, who is named one of the most Influential Leaders
in the furniture industry by Furniture Today. "Di
Giò leather sofas are all hand-crafted in Italy of the highest quality leather and offer
beautiful European styling, with modern lines to add elegance to
any home. Giovanni, Silvio and the entire Di Giò team build
incredible furniture. We look forward to presenting this exquisite
new leather furniture collection to our customers at the High Point
Pre-Market," adds Ms. Ireland.
Di Giò is the latest company to join kathy
ireland® Home (kiH) whose brand partners include,
among others, Nebraska Furniture Mart, Pacific Coast Lighting,
Nourison rugs, Bush home and office furniture, Luminance for
Emerson home and office ceiling fans, Tuscan Iron Entries,
Precision Reclining, Twin Star, Blue Ridge, Fame Flooring, GKC
Kitchen Design Centers, Hero Beds, Your Home Digital, Trade Linker,
kathy ireland® American Home, kathy
ireland® Weddings and Resorts, Michael Amini kathy
ireland® Home Designs, kathy
Ireland® American Family Insurance, kathy
ireland® & Chef Andrè Carthen Friday Night and Sunday Dinner, kathy
ireland® Tommy Meharey MIVI, kathy
reland® Small Business Network Laural Home, kathy
ireland® Small Business Network SymGLASS, kathy
ireland® Home: Spectrum, and Greentouch.
kathy ireland® Worldwide is committed to
social responsibility with every partner, client and licensee
supporting its Millennium Development Goals. As part of the
partnership, Di Giò is supporting two
nonprofit organizations: the National Pediatric Cancer
Foundation, the leading national nonprofit organization whose
groundbreaking research in childhood cancer is affecting treatment
protocols nationwide; and Soleterre, an Italy-based nonprofit committed to
the protection and promotion of psycho-physical well-being for
everyone, both individually and collectively, at any age across the
world.
About kathy
ireland® Worldwide (kiWW®)
kiWW® is listed as one of the most
powerful brands in the world by License Global
Magazine. Kathy
Ireland is named one of the 19 most influential
women in licensing by License Global magazine and according to
Fairchild Publications, Kathy
Ireland is one of the 50 most influential people in
fashion. Furniture Today names Kathy one of the most influential
leaders in the furniture industry. Kathy graces the cover of Forbes
Magazine more times than Sports
Illustrated. kiWW® is responsible for
billions of dollars in retail sales. kiWW® is the
recipient of multiple awards including several Good Housekeeping
Seals. Kathy and kiWW® support many
non-profits including: women and children's health, HIV/AIDS,
Education, human freedom, life, wars against religious persecution
and violence. Kathy is a Board Member of the NFLPI, WNBPA Board of
Advocates, an Ambassador and donor for the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS
Foundation and International Youth Chair for the National Pediatric
Cancer Foundation.
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