Type Société Anonyme Products Apparel | Headquarters Neuchâtel, Switzerland Website www.heidi.com | |
Founded Saint-Blaise, Switzerland (2002) Founder Andreas Doering, Willy Fantin | ||
heidi.com is a Neuchâtel, Switzerland-based company specialized in ready-to-wear apparel. Its name and logo are directly inspired from Heidi, the main character in Johanna Spyri's 1880 novel. The brand officially equipped all members of the Swiss pavilion at the Expo 2015 in Milan.
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History
The company was founded in 2002 by Andreas Doering and Willy Fantin in Saint-Blaise, Switzerland, and quickly built its image around various guerilla marketing stunts around the world. Its quick growth led it to become a full Société Anonyme company on 27 June 2012. Moving its headquarters to Neuchâtel in January 2014, its capital base increased fourfold over the same year with several investors joining the founders. Willy Fantin then left the company's board to work directly at the management level
Brand ambassadors
The brand was selected by Presence Switzerland to equip the staff at the Shanghai and Milan World's Fairs.
Heidi remained a web retailer for its first ten years of existence finally opened its flagship store in December 2013 located in the former Neuchâtel Fire Station. It was designed by iraqi-british architect Zaha Hadid. This project, called Retail of Tomorrow, was developed in partnership with Samsung and included a variety of interactive signage, most notably through near field communication.
In the Fall of 2014, heidi announced a partnership with Swiss pop-star Bastian Baker whereby the artist, beyond sporting branded goods, also participated in the design of limited edition clothing.
Notable guerilla marketing events
Two weeks in an igloo on the Thyon slopes for the winner of a contest;
Election posters during the Australian federal election, 2010;
A "raffle cab" at the Nendaz ski resort.