Our roots can be traced to the year 1929 when Gerard Gulgulian opened L'Atelier New York, a leather care center in the heart of downtown Beirut. 

During the 1970's, the shop was then managed by his son, Garabed Gulgulian, who took responsibility of the shop and family following Gerard's sudden and unfortunate death. 

His son further developed the business to become one of the best leather care center in the Middle East serving local and international clients.

Building on this success, he then diversified into shoe production leveraging on his exceptional in material selection and creative design. 

Building on her family's tradition, Zinnia was founded by Lisa Gulgulian, a born fashion enthusiast. Following her studies in the accessory design at the Politecnico di Milano, Lisa's further expanding the business into premium and trendy shoe designs.