Onorina Tomasin-Brion

Onorina "Rina" Tomasin-Brion (1919 – 2002) was an Italian entrepreneur and business manager. She was also one of the first women to be awarded the Cavaliere del Lavoro, in 1972.

Early life She was born in Santa Giustina in Colle,

The radios and televisions produced by Brionvega, had great commercial success all over the world and became known for their particular design. The best designers of the time worked there such as Marco Zanuso, Richard Sapper, the brothers Achille, Livio, and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Mario Bellini and Franco Albini. Under her management, the company continued its path of growth and expansion throughout the 1970s.

Awards Tomasin-Brion received awards such as the Cavaliere del Lavoro (1972), the Dalla Gavetta Award (1973), the Umberto Biancamano National Award, and the Golden Ambrogino (1981). She was a director of the Banca Cattolica del Veneto and vice president of the Lombard section of the National Federation of the Knights of Labour.

Personal Life and death From her marriage to Giuseppe Brion she had two children, Ennio and Donatella.

She died in Milan in 2002, and is buried together with her husband in the San Vito d'Altivole cemetery. The Brion family tomb was designed by the architect Carlo Scarpa.