Locman

Aetha l ia And the ancient name of the Island of Elba , where Locman has its headquarters . Coined by the ancient Greeks , it means s sparkle and refers to the flashes that the Argonauts noticed observing the island from the sea: they were the lights released from the furnaces of the Etruscans, laboriously busy forging the metals of which Elba she has always been rich. Technical and artisanal mastery characteristic of the Elban people since ancient times , Always Aethalia And the name that the Elbans gave to the legendary ferry that over the years fifty​ connected the Island to the continent , the first ferry with access directed for them car , without he needed it to use the networks that until then hoist vain the cars on the bridge.

It began in those years first tourism on the island and Europe 's first modern ferry symbolized the beginning of the adventure, of progress, of rebirth. The decor was very nice, the barmen served cocktails in glasses of crystal , the trip although short was an unforgettable experience . Aethalia marked the time of the Elbans and it served the routes main lines , at midday and at eight in the evening, to close the connections . His arrival or departure was an event and call back​ with an unmistakable sound of her si rena, the Elbans gathered at the port to see who was coming and who was leaving. A symbol of modernity, technique and openness towards the world, of an Italy that was emerging about the future .

AND to these values of elegance, modernity and technique which Locman is inspired by with the new collection Aethalia .