Gilbert Ouaknine

Gilbert Ouaknine came from France on a working contract and right away started a business in the clothing industry. After successfully being the legal distributor of Paco Rabanne apparel, he created the label POPOF. A year later he created a women sophisticated line called Lino Milano, being very popular in the 90’s and dressing TV anchors and Novela stars.

Later in 1996, due to a fallout of both brands, he opened an impressive clothing factory, manufacturing clothes for brands like Guess, Victoria’s Secret, Calvin Klein. This venture forced him to enter the market of Asia, where he decided to leave the clothing industry and create a new venture called Vanity Solutions. The vanities created a wide market, online and showroom sales, that lead to create Smart Buy Kitchen, all Chinese import stock kitchen cabinets.

Finally in the year 2010 open the new venture Italian Kitchen and Bath, making the jump from Chinese to Italian cabinetry.

Today Italian Kitchen and Bath is being part of the leaders in the industry, in the retail and wholesale market, supplying the best Italian cabinets.