DELSEY, A CREATIVE PASSION ADVENTURE

IDENTITY 2008

• World’s second biggest high-range luggage brand.
• 3 million pieces of luggage sold per year or 6 per minute.
• Present in 110 countries, on 5 continents .
• 250 collaborators, including 7 designers : A high performance, reactive team .
• 75 % of sales on export markets .
• 6,000 sales outlets.
• 6 commercial offices: 5 in Europe (Germany, Benelux, Spain, Scandinavia, Italy), 1 in the United States.
• Headquarters located near the PARIS Roissy Charles De Gaulle airport .
• Wholly computerised storage facility in Marly La Ville (95) to ensure record-breaking data transmission speeds and optimising re-supply to European stockists .

 

 

HISTORY

• 1911 : The Etablissements DELahaye specialises in manufacturing cases for cameras, typewriters or electrophones.
  
  
• 1946 : DELSEY is created by the SEYnhaeve brothers. The brand name is composed of the first three letters of the two family names.
  
  
• 1965 : Beginning of travel product manufacture including a moulded plastic line.
  


• 1970 : Launch of “Airstyle” the first French high range rigid luggage line.
  
  
• 1972 : Launch of first rigid suitcase with wheels.
  
  
• 1975 : Launch of a line of injected polypropylene rigid luggage at a reasonable price.
  
  
• 1984 : Launch of “Helium” the first soft suitcase built on an injected monobloc frame.
  
  
• 1991 : First line of clever travel accessories.
  
  
• 1993 : Launch of the “DUAL DRIVE”2 or 4 wheel concept and the “Volume” bio-design rigid suitcase line.
  
  
• 1997 : Launch of the “DELSEY FIRST” rigid polypropylene line providing security and solidity.
  
  
• 1999 : First rigid trapezoidal ABS TROLLEY suitcase named “Mobility”, new Internet site.
  
  
• 2001 : World’s largest rigid polypropylene luggage “DELSEY 4 X 4” is launched.
  
  
• 2003 : Launch of the first business luggage line for business women
  
  
• 2004 :Ebbe Pelle JACOBSEN is named Chief Executive Officer.
  
  
• 2006 : The DELSEY Concept Bag is presented at the Saint Etienne Design Biennial.
  
  
• 2007 : DELSEY’s new avant-garde line selected by l’Observeur du design.
  

 

 

AWARDS

• 1975 : Export prize awarded for the new range of rigid polypropylene suitcases.
  
  
• 1986 : “Janus de l’Industrie” for the “Club” line.
  
  
• 1987 : Second Export prize awarded to DELSEY for exceptional performance.
  
  
• 1991 : Second “Janus de l’Industrie” for the “Axiome” line.
  
  
• 1992 :“The Product of the Year Award”, bestowed by the “British Luggage Association” for the “Axiome” suitcase.
  
  
• 1996 : Design innovation prize awarded for the “Envol” women’s briefcase.
  
  
• 1998 : Bronze medal for the “Best product of the Year” awarded at the “Tax Free Worldwide Exhibition” in Cannes for the Business TROLLEY suitcase in the “Cirrus” line.
  
  
• 2001 : DUAL DRIVE and TROLLEY DELSEY 4 X 4 luggage selected by the “Observeur du Design”.
  
  
• 2003 : “Coup de cœur“prize awarded at the Paris Leather Goods trade show for the “Volume Fresh” line.
  
  
• 2004 : “Coup de cœur“prize awarded at the Paris Leather Goods trade show for the “Carisma” line.
  
  
• 2006 : DELSEY nominated at the MIPEL trade show for innovation.