About Pinth

In the early 1850s, people began to travel more often. Some to immigrate to their next habitat, others for a holiday or to visit family and friends abroad. The primary modes of travel in use at the time included trains, ocean liners, and horse-drawn carriages.

While most travellers used plain and simple luggage, the elite demanded higher quality bags and luggage for their travels. As a result, several small businesses began producing high quality leather goods to meet the demands from the elite travellers. The high quality luggage industry first appeared in France and later in Italy. It was the former saddle maker, Hermes, that opened his first luggage and leather goods store in 1837, followed by Moynat in 1849, Goyard in 1853, and Louis Vuitton in 1854.

Later, the Italian brand Prada opened up their first store in 1913 followed by Gucci in 1921. These companies started out producing leather bags, suitcases and travelling trunks. Today, most of them have developed into multi-billion dollar fashion-houses.

You are most welcome to visit us our vintage showroom and office in The Netherlands. But you can also meet us at one of the many international luxury fairs that we attend or at our own private events that we regularly initiate at 5-star hotels in major cities like
Shanghai, Bangkok, Taipei, Geneva and Moscow.

Check out our previous events