History of THE GALANTE STUDIO The Galante Studio was founded in 1959 by Harold Chism and his wife Jean. The Chisms set out to create luxury travel and baby gift items. After the Chisms death the factory was left to multiple partners. In 2010 the factory in Kentucky suffered a devastating fire. As a result of the fire, the Galante Studio was bought by the family of one of the original partners. Today, The Galante Studio is still family run business. A new factory has been found and the Galante Studio is still manufacturing high quality, luxury goods.