Genoa 26 May 2021 – Gismondi 1754 Group (AIM ticker: GIS), the historic brand from Genoa that has produced high-end jewellery for seven generations, announces a new framework agreement signed on 24 May 2021 with the Baglioni Hotels & Resorts Collection, the only Italian luxury hospitality brand operating prestigious hotels and resorts in historic buildings in the leading art cities in Italy and Europe and exclusive destinations around the globe.

In this partnership, as previewed in the management report from the 31/12/2020 financial statements, Gismondi 1754 will fulfil the multifaceted role of in-house jeweller at all Baglioni Hotels & Resorts locations. The first Gismondi 1754 store – at the Baglioni Resort Sardinia in San Teodoro near splendid Lu Impostu beach – opens on 1 June.

Then from January 2022, Gismondi 1754 will open another store at the Baglioni Hotel Regina on Rome’s prestigious Via Veneto, followed by a presence at the other Baglioni Collection locations, including the Baglioni Hotel Luna Venice, Baglioni Resort Maldives and Baglioni Relais Santa Croce in Florence. There will be a total of 8 outlets worldwide.

The Genoa brand’s collections will also appear at future Baglioni hotels and resorts opening in Milan, New York and Paris, in line with the Group’s vigorous development plan.

The partnership between Gismondi 1754 and Baglioni Hotels & Resorts also involves co-branding projects. Each of the famous chain’s locations will host several exclusive jewels, available there only. The home pages of the Baglioni Hotels & Resorts and Gismondi 1754 corporate websites will feature links to each other’s websites, with accompanying content outlining the agreement reached.

Massimo Gismondi, Gismondi 1754 CEO, commented: “I saw immediately that the Polito family and I had values in common. Like me, they are eager to share a familiar and unmistakably Italian touch with their clients. I have found them to have a vision of beauty and customer care that is very similar to my own.
I am confident that this partnership, besides providing us with a presence in many prestigious locations, will enable our respective companies to join in affirming the great value of being Italian, through our masterly craftsmanship, hospitality and taste.
I have always seen a holiday, like a jewel, as the fulfilment of a long-cherished dream. Which is why, together with Baglioni Hotels, we intend to work tirelessly to offer unforgettable experiences and a unique lifestyle, tailored down to the finest details with passion, precision and joy – as with the making of a jewel.”

Guido Polito, Baglioni Hotels & Resorts CEO, said: “I am very proud of our agreement with Gismondi 1754, an enduringly superlative exponent of the luxury-jewellery world. We are delighted to host their exclusive, timeless creations in our hotels and resorts. Our partnership with the Gismondi family is based on shared values like Made in Italy creativity, an understated and personalised concept of luxury, and a constant quest for excellence in our respective worlds. We both want to offer our clients unique moments and a made-to-measure service carefully crafted in every detail.”

 The two companies’ partnership dates back several years to when Roberto Polito, founder of the Baglioni Hotels & Resorts Collection, and Massimo Gismondi, CEO and creative mind behind the Genoa brand, met in Monte Carlo. A shared mission and business vision forged a bond that was strengthened in a later meeting with Roberto’s son, Guido, the current Baglioni Hotels & Resorts CEO.

Both families base their way of doing business on family values. They firmly believe in taking a sincere interest in their clients’ lives and stories, people they see as friends. This enables them to discover and get to know the dreams and needs of those they serve.

For Massimo Gismondi and Guido Polito, planning a holiday or designing a jewel means starting from their clients’ dreams and creating something that fulfils them. Something with the dazzling touch of the tailor-made and a vivid Italian imprint. Something with an exquisite attention to detail, from the design through to the final presentation, for a unique and unforgettable creation.