Wikipedia:Santoro London

Santoro London is lifestyle fashion accessory company founded by Lucio and Meera Santoro in 1985.

History
Santoro is a London design house established in 1985. In 1994, Santoro launched their first products within their 3-D greeting card range, Swing Cards®

In 1995, Santoro launched a range of cards under the "Bang on the Door" brand name. By late 2000, sales had passed £40million in the UK, with 299 products then available under the brand. Bang on the Door eventually went on to adorn over 4,000 products.

In 1998 after a succession of collections, Lucio and Meera Santoro created a licensing division which allowed their collections to expand into new areas. Soon the decision was made to focus future collections on lifestyle and fashion.

In 2010 after a string of private commissions,  Meera and Lucio changed the company name from Santoro Graphics to SANTORO which now operates under several separate labels in over 93 countries worldwide.

In 2010, Santoro launched the 'Gorjuss' brand, which was created by Scottish artist Suzanne Woolcott. 

In 2013, Santoro opened its first pop-up boutique in Harrods, London. Santoro also launched a new 3-D greeting card range, Pirouettes.

In 2015, Santoro launched the 'Kori Kumi' brand. In 2015, Santoro also opened their Santoro store in Milsom Street, Bath, England.

In 2017, Santoro launched brands 'Poppi Loves' at BLE (Brand Licensing Europe). In November 2017, Santoro opened a seasonal pop-up shop in Leeds, for five weeks in the city's Victoria Gate.

In 2018, Santoro won the Queen's Award for Enterprise for International Trade. Lucio and Meera accepted the award from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace. Meera Santoro featured on the front cover of Wimbledon's Autumn edition of Darling magazine, in the town of Santoro's Head Office and were awarded two local awards, the Merton Best Business Awards, in Best in the Creative Sector and Best Enterprising Business categories.

In 2020, Santoro won the Queen's Awards for Enterprise for International Trade. This is Santoro's second such award to date.

Other works
Lucio and Meera Santoro signed a publishing agreement with Simon & Schuster to produce three pop-up books. The books centred on SANTORO's paper engineering and Lucio and Meera's Art Direction - Journey to the Moon (2007) was released first, then Predators (2008) and Wild Oceans (2010).

Awards

 * 2020 GCA Louie Awards - Winner - Best Christmas/Seasonal Card Above $5.00
 * 2020 Queen's Award for Enterprise - Winner - International Trade
 * 2018 Licencias Actualidad Awards - Winner - Best Art and Design Property of the Year (Gorjuss)
 * 2018 Global Bottled Water Awards - Winner - Best New Brand/ Brand Extension (0.5L Cabreiroá Gorjuss for Kids, Hijos de Rivera)
 * 2018 The Calies/ UK Calendar Awards - Finalist - Best Desk Calendar (Gorjuss Perpetual Desk Calendar)
 * 2018 Merton Best Business Award - Winner - Best in the Creative Sector
 * 2018 Merton Best Business Award - Winner - Best Enterprising Business
 * 2018 Queen's Award for Enterprise - Winner - International Trade
 * 2018 Licensing Awards - Shortlisted - Best Teen or Adult Licensed Property (Gorjuss)
 * 2018 Henries Awards - Finalist - Best Cute Range (Tiny Squee Mousies)
 * 2018 Henries Awards - Finalist - The Henry Cole Classic Award (Swing Cards)
 * 2017 Licencias Actualidad Awards - Winner - Best Art and Design Property of the Year (Gorjuss)
 * 2016 Licencias Actualidad Awards - Winner - Best Art and Design Property of the Year (Gorjuss)
 * 2015 Licencias Actualidad Awards - Winner - Best Art and Design Property of the Year (Gorjuss)
 * 2013 BTAA Fashion Accessory of the Year Awards - Winner - Small Leather Goods Category (The Scottie Dogs Purse Wallet)
 * 2012 Licensing Awards - Finalist - Best Licensed Giftware Range (Gorjuss Dolls Collection, Aurora World)
 * 2010 GCA Louie Awards - Winner - Blank (Above $3.50) (Baby Girl Swing Card)
 * 2009 GCA International Louie Awards - Finalist