The State of California’s decision to ban the production and marketing of textile and apparel items containing PFAS is now law. PFAS are also known as “forever chemicals” because they do not decompose, coming to accumulate in the blood and organs with serious health risks. The news on the legislative front that also involves Europe…
“Tomorrow’s truth feeds on yesterday’s error.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Toscano, art. Tecnogym Mister Joe, art. Ande Human history is a mixture of progress and repetition, we definitely are in a phase of great progress but at the same time we are repeating the same mistakes. We are approaching total microplastic pollution of all the world’s…
Craftsmanship, know-how, skills, personal and collective experiences: a cultural heritage to be passed down with care. Traditions to be explored and used as a springboard for new perspectives. Photo and concept by Elisabetta Scarpini
The extraordinary hot summer just at its end has proved our patience and our resistance. We expect now a very cold winter season, even more severe due to problems of heating restrictions caused by energy supply. The spinners, very sensible of the community problems and anticipating troubles for the next months have developed interesting new…
LCA: how many people really know the meaning of this acronym? LCA stands for Life Cycle Assessment and the implied part is “of products.” Although from a scientific point of view this methodology has been known and used for a long time, only recently are we seeing its dissemination and application by companies and, therefore,…
Compositions, combinations, matching sets: two-piece knit sets are turning into a key piece in the wardrobe in the search for an accommodating, comfortable and refined dimension. There is no shortage of details: from Blumarine’s swirls to Philipp Plein’s jewelled buttons, from hoodies by Gucci and Altuzarra to maxi volumes by Michael Kors Collection and Tod’s.…
This is Camilla’s story, the winning designer of “Feel the Contest 2019”. She tells us about her latest show and her passion for yarns and knitwear. • Tell us about your project and the runway show that took place on September 2, what inspired you? The collection is inspired by the relationship that a woman has…
“50 years of knitting, and the desire to create quality.”
Honestly, I am not too old for the metaverse, and to be honest, no one is; because in the metaverse we are all what we would like to be, with no age limits and no appearance limits. I live it every day on INSAGRAM, where now everyone, even the supersonic model of the new media…
The theme of hybridization, the combination of alternative and different fibers in order to obtain yarns that are characterized by innovative fancy effects, bulkiness, lightness, opacity or sheens, in an increasing element of experimentation. Without forgetting how well-designed blends influence the “hand” of the product, its workability, the total quality and the comfort to wear.…
