22/10/2026
The hands behind the craft. Zoli Szalardi.
Born into a family of leather workers in Hungary, Szalardi learned his craft through generations of knowledge before completing his apprenticeship in Germany and eventually establishing his own leather goods factory in Auckland.
For more than 25 years, Zoli has handcrafted Rodd & Gunn luggage with the same principles that have guided us since 1946 - patience, quality, and an uncompromising respect for the craft.
The 1946 Collection is exclusively available online, in limited quantities.
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