Area98 to strengthens direct distribution in Europe

Area98 is strengthening its distribution in a number of European countries. The company has teamed up with Funk Designs in the UK and Ireland, for the Coco Song, La Matta and Oliviero Contini collections. The Kaos brand is being managed temporarily by the Area98 headquarters. In both the German and French-speaking areas of Switzerland, exclusive agent Hermann Geiger, who has already been working with the Coco Song and Robert Rüdger collections for the last year, has expanded his portfolio with La Matta, Kaos, Oliviero Contini and Genesis Easy as of 1 July 2016. The area of Ticino is run by Antonella Marzo, who has been the exclusive agent for Coco Song, La Matta and Oliviero Contini since last spring. Marina Palacios Fernandez is the exclusive agent for Kaos, La Matta, Oliviero Contini and Genesis Easy in Catalonia and for all lines in Andorra. In Spain, Coco Song and Robert Rüdger are distributed through Vision Lent. The same two lines are now proposed by the distributor Naturel Optik in Turkey. In France the Coco Song and Robert Rüdger brands are directly managed by 7 agents who are active throughout the country and overseas (Dom-Tom), while Kaos, La Matta, Genesis Easy and Oliviero Contini continue to be distributed by Art Monium.