Forgiato Wheels

Forgiato Wheels
Industry Automotive industry, Custom car parts
Founded 2006 (2006) in Los Angeles, California, United States
Key people
 Norman Celik
Products Wheels
Rims
Website forgiato.com

Forgiato, or Forgiato Designs, is an American company based in Los Angeles, California. The company was founded in 2006. It designs and builds luxury wheels for performance cars, which are built in the United States.[1][2][3] The company holds an annual festival, Forgiato Fest, to showcase their wheels.[4][5] Celebrities such as Flo Rida[6] and 2 Chainz have Forgiato Wheels.[7]

History

Norman Celik worked in the jewelry business for over ten years before they started to sell wheels wholesale.[1][2] In 1996, he began to import and customize wheels to sell to car dealers and wheel shops. They established D'Vinci Wheels in 2002. In 2005, D'Vinci launched Forgiato Designs as its own line for luxurious vehicles. The brothers sold D'Vinci in 2006 to focus on Forgiato Designs.[1][3] Forgiato produces luxury wheels for high performance vehicles like Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and BMW. The American wheels are made with aerospace grade aluminum and to client specifications with an emphasis on high quality standards.[1][2] All resellers are handpicked and one of the owners visits each business to ensure the reseller has everything needed to provide service with Forgiato's standards.[2] There are approximately 50 authorized resellers in the world.[1][2]

Forgiato Fest

Forgiato hosts Forgiato Fest annually to showcase exotic cars with their wheels. The festival was first held in the Miami Beach Convention Center. In September 2014, Forgiato Fest held its third annual festival with 2 Chainz as the headlining artist.[5][8] In 2014, the first Forgiato Fest Car Show and Concert in Dallas was held at the Dallas Convention Center.[4][9][10]

In popular culture

Forgiato Wheels have been featured in songs such as "Who Do You Love" by YG and Drake, "Sittin Low" by Young Jeezy, and "Okay With Me" by Gucci Mane and 2 Chainz.[11][12][13]

Several celebrities have publicly shown their vehicles with Forgiato Wheels including 2 Chainz, Slim Thug, Flo Rida, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner, 50 Cent, Richie Rich, Scott Disick, Michael Jordan, and Nicki Minaj.[6][7][14][15][16][17][18][19]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Christina Stewart (July 23, 2007). "Forgiato Designs: Bling for Your Car". JustLuxe. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Kristie Bertucci (March 27, 2008). "Norman and AC Celik of Forgiato Wheels". Dub Magazine. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Important Details and Features About Forgiato F2.06 Wheels". American Wheel and Tire. August 6, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Forgiato fest Dallas in Dallas". Eventful. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Photos: 3rd Annual Forgiato Fest Hits Miami Beach". Stacks Magazine. April 28, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "MetroWrapz and Flo Rida take over Forgiato Fest 2013". Metro Signs. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Branden J. Peters (March 26, 2012). "Interview: 2 Chainz On The Panamera, The Bentley Jeep, And Life On A Tour Bus". Complex. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Forgiato Fest Car Show & Concert Returns On April 26th To Miami Beach". The 305. February 18, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Forgiato Fest – Car Show & Concert". The Beat DFW. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  10. ↑ "DE-J Recaps First Ever Forgiato Fest". Dallas Entertainment Journal. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Who Do You Love? lyrics". Genius.
  12. ↑ Elena Washington (March 14, 2013). "Trendsetters, Forgiato's and Jeezy". Dallas Weekly. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Okay With Me lyrics". Genius. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  14. ↑ Ionut Ungureanu (December 12, 2014). "Rapper Slum Thug's Cadillac Escalade Got the Forgiato Touch". AutoEvolution. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Forgiato". Celebrity Carz. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Michael Jordan's Cars". Celebrity Carz. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  17. ↑ Rey Fries (October 16, 2013). "Nicki Minaj Upgrades Wheels, Paint On Her Lamborghini Aventador". Rides Mag. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Kendall Jenner's Range Rover Wears Forgiato Wheels". AutoEvolution. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Scott Disick Puts Forgiato 24-Inch Rims on Mercedes G-Wagon". AutoEvolution.

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