founded ibiza spain 1984 founder thomas meyer headquarters barcelona catalonia spain area served worldwide products clothing revenue 963.5 million 2014 number of employees 3 563 2013 website www.desigual.com desigual spanish desi wal ; catalan d zi wa is a clothing brand headquartered in barcelona catalonia spain 1 which is notable for its trendy patchwork designs 2 intense prints graffiti art asymmetrical designs hence the name and flamboyant splashes of colour . 3 founded in 1984 by swiss businessman thomas meyer on the island of ibiza 4 desigual was managed by manel adell from 2002 until december 2013 . 5 manel jadraque then became the new ceo . 6 desigual sells men s women s children s clothing accessories and women s shoes . it achieved a 60 % annual growth from 2002 to 2009 and a turnover of 250 million in 2009 2 440 million in 2010 7 and 560 million in 2011 . in 2011 it employed 2 900 people of 72 nationalities . 8 contents 1 concepts partners and promotions 2 locations 3 references 4 external links concepts partners and promotions edit desigual at the brandery fashion show 2010 desigual claims to have a philosophy based on positivity tolerance commitment and fun . 9 each season the desigual design team comprising 25 designers prepares a collection of over 1 000 items including clothes and accessories built around a unified concept . 3 some of the concepts used by the company are real life magic stories luxury feelings me & you better & better wow life is cool all together and handmade . citation needed in 2011 the company started collaborating with the french designer christian lacroix . 10 in june 2011 desigual signed a worldwide partnership with cirque du soleil to develop a clothing collection named desigual inspired by cirque du soleil including 60 items of clothing and accessories . the clothing will be made available at desigual stores as well as cirque du soleil show boutiques . 8 in january 2011 desigual launched a campaign in spain and portugal by promising shoppers come in undressed and go out dressed . at the madrid store some 200 people queued outside ready to strip down to their underwear to take advantage of the shop s winter sale offer . 11 the same campaign was repeated in june 2011 in london berlin stockholm madrid prague and new york city . 9 locations edit a desigual store in barcelona spain desigual shops are located in andorra armenia australia austria bahrain belarus belgium brazil bulgaria canada chile china colombia croatia cura ao the czech republic denmark the dominican republic egypt estonia the faroe islands finland france georgia germany greece hong kong hungary iceland india indonesia ireland israel italy ivory coast japan south korea kazakhstan kuwait lebanon latvia luxembourg malaysia mexico the netherlands norway panama peru the philippines poland portugal qatar romania russia saudi arabia saint martin serbia singapore slovakia slovenia spain switzerland sweden thailand tunisia turkey taiwan trinidad ukraine the united arab emirates the united kingdom the united states uruguay and venezuela . references edit notes desigual continues worldwide rollout . sportswear international magazine . 25 february 2008 . retrieved 30 march 2010 . a b desigual the new spanish phenomenon a b kargergallery.com desigual barcelona spain desigual gets designer cred . ahlan live.com . retrieved 30 march 2010 . manel adell parts ways with desigual swiss billionaire meyer forms fortune with kissing party . bloomberg news . retrieved 20 november 2014 . esade matins esade with manel adell ceo and partner of desigual a b cirque du soleil and desigual sign a worldwide partnership . 1 june 2011 . retrieved 27 june 2011 . a b ghananation.com 16 06 2011 desigual gives away clothes to 100 who queued in their underwear telegraph.co.uk christian lacroix designs for desigual dailymail.co.uk 3 january 2011 bums rush spanish and portuguese shoppers arrive at desigual outlets in their underwear ... to be 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