Not yet of age Franco, right after a long period of apprenticeship in the laboratories of Monte San Giulsto, thanks to the help of his brothers who allowed him to start the business, he launched himself headlong into the world of entrepreneurship thus managing to fulfill the dream of having a his own shoe factory.
From the small laboratory to the real industrial reality: Franco, who at the time could boast of being one of the youngest industrialists in Macerata in his career, in 1978 decided to initially establish the production site in Monte San Giusto and dedicated himself, thanks to the request of era, to the production of the first Poles and men's boots.
However, his training course did not stop and indeed continued in the following years thanks to the entry into his life of a particularly charismatic character who profoundly characterized his professional maturation.
At the end of the 1980s Franco came into contact with various footwear realities in the Romagna area of ​​San Mauro Pascoli, which at the time boasted already established companies in the sector and in one of these, Pollini, he met Felice Savani, considered at the time the '”The eclectic par excellence of the Sammaurese shoe” and the man who symbolizes Italy's economic miracle.
A character who oversaw the collections of the Pollini brand in the 1960s, as well as historic companies in the district such as Succi, Zamagni and Gori, until in 1979 he obtained the license to distribute the Nazareno Gabrielli brand throughout Italy.
From those years, Franco remembers with genuine esteem and affection all the teachings and guidelines dictated to him by the one who he believed to be, as well as a professional reference, also a teacher of life and a true friend.

Aided by a certain decline in the men's footwear market, an important corporate turning point took place in the mid-1990s: the production of women's shoes began.
Two apparently similar worlds but light years apart on a technical level; new structures and new machinery became necessary and the stylistic approach to modeling was completely upset to meet the new needs.
Only thanks to the tenacity and passion for his profession, with a technical background that is certainly respectable and with the experience gained over the years, Franco was able to face the new challenge.
And it was precisely the choice to devote itself almost exclusively to the production of women's shoes that allowed the company, in the years to come, to be noticed by national and international operators in the fashion sector.
Brands such as Pollini, Vicini, Giuseppe Zanotti, Ferrè, Cavalli and Extè were just a few that allowed us to realize their prestigious productions, thus allowing us to define their own maturation in terms of know-how.

In the following years, following the growing requests from relatives and family friends, the company (which in the meantime has moved to Corridonia, also in the province of Macerata) approaches direct sales for the first time.
Franco thus decides to open a first shop in front of the factory. Originally, the proposed products were nothing more than inventories or items with some production flaw.
Well, even with a limited choice of items and despite the small shop being located in a remote street of an industrial area, not too populous, the results were so surprising that Franco immediately understood what would be the right path to take in the following years. .
In fact, with word of mouth people began to know us more and more and he noticed that in our store, a little "loser" in appearance, great products were actually hiding.
Thus it was that a few years later, in 2005 to be exact, having glimpsed the prospect of significant growth, the first corporate brand entirely dedicated to its collections was born.
The brand, Due Lune, takes its name from two wedges of the moon that can be traced back to Franco's two daughters, Carla and Natalia, and its identity is becoming increasingly popular among fans of handcrafted shoes.
A close turn is then decided to finally move the small hidden shop to a larger room, located in a busier street. In 2006 the first official company shop under the "Due Lune" banner was inaugurated, also located in Corridonia and which still represents the beating heart of our company today.

Our production plant covers about 2700 square meters in the industrial area of ​​Corridonia and the Due Lune points of sale are present in the Marche, Umbria, Emilia Romagna, Lazio and Piedmont regions.
The Due Lune brand, with a purely feminine imprint, is also accompanied by the Big Rig and Stile a Mano men's collections.
The choice to be present on the market today with our company outlets is the result of the desire to come into direct contact with people: this has allowed us to learn that, despite living in a world now saturated with products of all kinds and for all pockets, there are still many people who are sensitive to the theme of Made in Italy, at least as we understand it.
Certainly a fascinating theme but today more than ever worthy of special attention; because if on the one hand some see Made in Italy only as a "luxury", there are people who simply would like to find those realities that allow them to test again, in these times certainly a bit dark, of the beauty and the well-made that gives always distinguishes our country.
Precisely for this reason we turn to those who want to go beyond the product itself; we also want to reach those people who still manage to be fascinated by human stories, by the story of the passions that drive man's work and who, for this reason, will surely be captivated by the mastery and skill of the artisan.

In 2006, with the birth of the Due Lune brand and the opening of our first company store, despite the first difficulties due to the economic crisis, we conceived a project, perhaps ambitious, based on the desire to spread the culture of the artisan product to the public and of the true Made in Italy, offering the true enthusiast unique creations that belong to our all-Italian history.
Exclusively Italian labor: a choice to protect Made in Italy and Italian work.
Numerous companies have made a choice by deciding to move labor and offices abroad; we prefer to continue investing resources exclusively in Italy, hoping to be able to help feed an economic system made up of people like us, who care about our country and who are happy with the idea that we can go forward in a sustainable way.