Mario Prada Mario Prada Mario Prada (born in Milan; died in 1958) was the founder and original designer of the fashion label Prada, a company specializing in many high fashion goods for men and women, including shoes, handbags, luggage, and leather goods. Prada was founded in 1913. Prada was founded in 1913 by Mario Prada and his brother Martino as Fratelli Prada (English: "Prada Brothers"). The company was originally headquartered in Milan, Italy. The shop sold leather goods and imported English steamer trunks and handbags. Mario Prada did not believe that women should have a role in business, so he prevented female
Prada group called the Prada Transformer in Seoul. The building was first used to display the "Waist Down - Skirts by Miuccia Prada" exhibition, and later changed into a movie theater. In 2012, Mrs. Prada, along with designer Elsa Schiaparelli, was the subject of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition, "Impossible Conversations". In 2014, an exhibition called "Pradasphere" bowed in Hong Kong and London, highlighting the Prada universe. In 2015 Prada opened a permanent home for Foundazione Prada in Milan. Located in a former distillery redesigned by Rem Koolhaus's OMA group, it hosts a permanent collection of site-specific art as well