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Our company has been specialising in
Made in Italy metal details for over sixty years.

An adventure lasting more than sixty years

Pietro Minute was a smart young man passionate about mechanics. After studying the subject at evening classes, he put what he had learnt into practice at work. He was actually recruited by “Captain” Zancaner, a charismatic man, who, after the Second World War, founded the first glasses-manufacturing company in the Segusino (Treviso) area. Being the skilled and ambitious man that he was, Pietro quickly learnt the trade during his initial experience at this workshop, and then launched his own studio within the eyewear industry: making hinges for glasses. This was in 1963. Over time, his studio grew and began specialising in creating decorations made out of German silver, an alloy made up of copper, zinc, and nickel that is resistant to corrosion. In 1971, Pietro made the decision to expand production, going from making small parts to whole pairs of glasses, and so began manufacturing optical frames and sunglasses.

The ‘90s

uring the Nineties, Pietro Minute’s company had developed several branches of activity, which were all synergistically interlinked. The founder created new companies for each of them, and put his four  daughters at the helm of these businesses. Simple and clear values. We have always been a family-run business, which applies principles such as having respect for others and keeping your word, authentic relationships, having an ability to live and work well together, and subsidiarity. This is still true today after more than sixty years, even now that our family has become bigger. Today, Sabina is the chairwoman of 2M  Decori (metal accessories) and Gold (galvanic treatments), and Crisalide (manual decorations on accessories), Liana runs Omas (complete and ready-to-use glasses), Simona manages SM (precision-made small parts, soldering, and carrying out work on glasses and fashion accessories), and Martina is the head of Mizu (hooks and pad arms for glasses). The entire group counts over 400 employees. And the journey is still unfolding…

MIDO EYEWEAR SHOW
MIDO EYEWEAR SHOW

MIDO February 8-10, 2025 - Fiera Milano, Rho
C23 D22 Padiglione 4