Bulgari

The house writes its own name in a Latin alphabet, because a jeweller from Rome decided Rome was the whole pitch.

Big name·Global·Founded 1884·Members

At a glance

Founded
1884 in Rome, where Sotirio Voulgaris opened a jewellery shop on via Sistina after an earlier one in Naples closed.13
Founded by
Sotirios Voulgaris, a silversmith who began selling jewellery at his family's shop in Ottoman Epirus, now part of Greece.1
Home
Rome, with the flagship on Via Condotti since 1905.1
Owned by
LVMH, which has controlled it since 2011.14
What it sells
Jewellery, watches, fragrances, accessories, leather goods and hotels.13
Size
Nine Bulgari hotels as of December 2025, with more planned in Miami and Los Angeles.4

How it got here

1884

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Sotirio Voulgaris, three years after the family left Epirus for Rome, opens a jewellery shop on via Sistina.1 His first shop, in Naples, had closed after burglaries.1

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Sources for what is above

  1. 1BulgariWikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
  2. 3BvlgariLVMH · lvmh.com
  3. 4Bulgari Appoints Laura Burdese as New Chief Executive OfficerWWD · 18 December 2025 · wwd.com

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