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Camper (English /ˈkæmpər/; Catalan: [kəmˈpe], meaning "rustic") is a shoe company based in Inca, Spain. Lorenzo Fluxà Rosselló founded the company in 1975 after inheriting a shoe factory from his father, Antoni Fluxà, a Majorcan shoemaker. The Camper brand is marketed globally and has been expanded to the hotel chain market.

History

Antonio Fluxà, a shoemaker travelled to England in hopes of learning how to develop new methods of industrial manufacturing. Upon his return, he recruited workers from the island and introduced them to innovative machinery. Fluxà’s son was born in a shoe factory and inherited his fathers enthusiasm for innovative shoes and therefore joined his father in the shoe making industry

After the death of Franco in 1974, Camper manufactured footwear fitting the new liberal lifestyle that had emerged. In 1975, Antonio Fluxà’s grandson, Lorenzo, joined the family business and created Camper. In 1981 the first Camper store opened in Barcelona.

Camper went international in 1992, expanding mainly in Europe with shops in London, Paris and Milan, and later Japan, Taiwan and the United States In 2000, Lorenzo Fluxà’s son Miquel Fluxà joined the company; he was named CEO in 2011. The company currently employs over 1,000 people.