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My Take
Lapo Elkann interests me as someone who could have coasted on a famous name and instead made restlessness his brand. Born in New York into the Fiat and Ferrari world, he turned cars and objects into canvases through Italia Independent and Garage Italia Customs. People file him under socialite, but I see a genuine obsession with personalization, refusing anything off the shelf and insisting on his own color. I admire that he converted privilege into actual making rather than mere appearance. The flamboyance is real, yet under it sits a serious love of design, and that combination is more compelling than it first looks.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lapo Elkann
- Name (Japanese)
- ラポ・エルカン
- Reading
- らぽ・えるかん
- Born
- October 7, 1977 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Snake
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- entrepreneur / businessperson / socialite
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://lapoelkann.com
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3
Frequently asked questions
When was Lapo Elkann born?
Born October 7, 1977 (age 48).
Where is Lapo Elkann from?
Lapo Elkann is from New York City, New York, United States.
What does Lapo Elkann do?
Lapo Elkann works as entrepreneur, businessperson, socialite.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.