Delvaux CEO Marco Probst focuses on the brand's solid tradition and quality

We are launching in important international accounts, such as Selfridges and Dover Street Market in London, Barneys in New York and Lane Crawford in Hong Kong.

We are a family-owned company that boasts continuity and consistency. You'll never see a big, flashy logo, but you'll always recognise a Delvaux bag from its form and shape. We want to carry on with such legacy [and keep] our signature silhouette.

Right now, we produce in our atelier in Belgium. We need to prepare our production for the future, but quality is something we'd never put at risk. Our internal organisation and our facilities [are gearing up for the expansion].

There are a lot of skills and craftsmanship involved. It takes at least three to four years to train an artisan and if they work on exotic leather, the training can go up easily to five or six years. How do we train young artisans? We seat veterans and apprentices at the same work station. It's learning by doing.