Born in Montebelluna, is involved in the family shoe business since he was 14. After graduating in Economics and Management in Venice, he started to hold management tasks into the family company. In the 90's he started his own business re-launching the Garmont brand. Disappointed by what the shoe business has become, he decided to create his own brand NAGLEV. He wants it to be a reaction to the outdoor footwear market, saturated with poorly constructed and homogenized shoes. Achille is a nature lover, skilled hiker, telemark skier and amateur golfer.
In 1990 two new things were born into Achille's life: his new business and his daughter. Graduated in Venetian Art History, she never stopped being involved in the family business helping both her father and her mother in several ways. Knowing and supporting the importance of tradition and being aware of the new needs of outdoor shoes market she enthusiastically joined Achille in his new project NAGLEV. Elettra is a ville venete expert and she enjoys discovering her region through its artistic beauties and its local products.
The shoe business in the North of Italy dates back to the Middle Ages when in Venice craftsmen called “calegheri” used to construct and sell shoes to the rich venetian merchants. By the beginning of XIX century, documents record that shoemaking was known and practised in Montebelluna. After World War I people became interested in mountain sports and Montebelluna's craftmen started to produce mountain boots. Also our Morlin family, that from the end of 1800 used to construct shoes, decided to create its own boots too, starting a journey that, after six generations, we are still living.