subsidiary industry fashion founded 1916 headquarters milan italy products fragrances candles bathrobes leather accessories parent lvmh website acquadiparma.com acqua di parma acqua di parma is an italian lifestyle and fashion company that produces fragrances candles bathrobes and leather accessories . all of its ranges are exclusively made in italy and distributed in 43 countries . contents 1 history 2 company logo 3 products 4 packaging 5 notes 6 external links history edit the company s original fragrance colonia was created in 1916 in a small perfume factory in the center of parma s historic old town which the company is named after at the time the majority of commercial perfumes were much stronger and heavier in composition ; so the unusually light and refreshing fragrance from parma found wide success in europe . in the 1930s the increasing popularity of the cologne led to an increase in production and the development of its distribution . the thirties and fifties are described as a golden age for acqua di parma colonia which became very successful among members of high society with celebrity clientele . over the years the brand expanded its product range introducing feminine fragrances mediterranean inspired home fragrances a home collection that includes bathrobes and towels and premium hand crafted leather goods . in 1993 the brand was revived by entrepreneurs luca di montezemolo former chairman of ferrari diego della valle president and ceo of tod s a shoeware and leather company and paolo borgomanero a major shareholder of lingerie retailer la perla . in 1998 acqua di parma opened its first boutique on milan s via del ges in the quadrilatero della moda district followed by paris s rue des francs bourgeois in le marais in 2012 and rome s piazza di spagna in 2014 . the company was acquired by multi national lvmh in 2001 1 and is now headquartered in milan . in may 2008 the company entered the luxury spa market with the blu mediterraneo spa in porto cervo sardinia . in 2013 the company opened its second spa at the gritti palace in venice . in 2013 the company launched la nobilt del fare the nobility of work a book focusing on stories of italian arts and crafts excellence featuring photography by giovanni gastel . company logo edit the company s logo is the coat of arms of marie louise duchess of parma who ruled from 1816 1847 . 2 this is in homage to her rule and to the help she provided to develop the perfume and glass industry of parma . 3 4 products edit colonias colonia 1916 colonia essenza 2010 colonia assoluta 2003 colonia intensa 2007 colonia oud 2012 colonia leather 2014 colonia ambra 2015 colonia club 2015 feminine fragrances iris nobile 2004 iris nobile sublime 2012 magnolia nobile 2009 gelsomino nobile 2011 rosa nobile 2014 acque nobili 2013 profumo 2008 blu mediterraneo arancia di capri 2000 bergamotto di calabria 2010 mirto di panarea 2008 fico di amalfi 2006 mandorlo di sicilia 1999 ginepro di sardegna 2014 collezione barbiere blu mediterraneo italian resort home fragrances room sprays and candles home collection bathrobes and towels leather collections gli esclusivi luxury home and travel accessories packaging edit the company has continued the cylindrical bottles rounded boxes and bright yellow packaging of the original product . acqua di parma packaging the current packaging the former bottle notes edit acqua di parma s.r.l. company overview on bloomberg businessweek https commons.wikimedia.org wiki file coat of arms of the duchy of parma under maria luigia of austria.svg http www.acquadiparma.com it italian tradition http madeinparma.com en news parmas perfumes external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to acqua di parma . official website v t e lvmh board of directors albert fr re antoine arnault bernadette chirac bernard arnault charles powell charles de croisset delphine arnault diego della valle felix rohatyn gilles hennessy hubert v drine yves thibault de silguy fashion and 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