Mood CONCRETE by Beatrice Brandini

A beautiful proposal from Lineapiù

Another growing edition for Pitti Immagine Filati: 115 exhibitors and more than 3,000 buyers.

   

D – house. Laboratory where research and development projects are developed. It has 30 years of activity behind it, gained with excellent partners also at an international level. Here at Pitti the protagonists are the Swarovski crystals which find a new home on the knitwear designed by Marco Rambaldi.

 

Millefili. As always one of the busiest stands for creativity, kindness and GENEROSITY. This year, on the one hand, two very talented calligraphers were personalizing notes, on the other, an artist was doing the same with a marker. Quality yarns since 1981 do the rest.

 

Shima Seiki Italia from what the mannequins wear we can understand what types of processes, effects and results we can obtain with Shima Sieki machinery. For a few seasons the designer Vittorio Branchizio has been creating highly creative and technical collections, a bit of an icing on the cake for what was already very interesting.

Biella Yarn Yarns such as cashmere, merino wool… Yarns as passion and mission. Retro and elegant taste, it reminded me of the masterpiece “The Garden of the Finzi Contini”.

EM by Edoardo Miroglio Leader in the production and sale of yarns, woven fabrics and knitted fabrics. The knitted garments presented at the Pitti stand are always very elegant.

Lanificio dell’Olivo has been a leader in the production of fancy yarns for the knitwear industry since 1947. Technological research, creativity and Made in Italy. These beautiful proposals with Frisé and “rustic” yarns, characterized by a very sophisticated palette.

BE.MI.VA yarns Knitting yarns with qualified and creative contents rewarded by an international clientele of important brands. Made in Italy collections and productions, certified and traceable with a history spanning over 60 years.

 

 

LINEAPIÙ Italia yarns Company recognized as a world leader in the knitting yarn sector thanks to its extremely high quality and extremely creative contents. Research and innovation. A true Italian excellence. Since 2010 it has been led by the entrepreneur Alessandro Bastagli who has been able to give it a new direction, full of more than deserved successes.

IGEA Manifattura founded way back in 1964, has a surface area of 15 thousand m2, making this reality among the most important and recognized internationally. The mannequins at the stand are always very stylish, almost cover-worthy.

ILARIA Manifatture Lane. Creativity and efficiency, tradition and experience. Yarns that seem alive, they are so natural and beautiful, such as marbled or bouclé ones. These proposals of knitted “ballerinas” were very poetic.

TOP LINE range of yarns for the luxury knitwear industry, with cashmere at the center of the collection. It is always very interesting to see how beautiful clothes can be created from the raw material, yarn.

Sesia Manifatture 1963 High quality 100% Made in Italy. Design and production of creative and exclusive yarns. Great sensitivity to the environment and man, with rigorous traceability protocols for the entire production chain. These “summer” bags were beautiful.

THE COLOR ROOM was an outpost of the Research Space that welcomed the visitor in an immersive installation of color proposals. Evocative and suggestive images invited a journey through time and space.

My story of Pitti Filati ends here, we’ll meet in June with the edition and the proposals for Autumn – Winter 2025-26.

The exhibition concluded with an increase in terms of visitors. I saw exhibitors working with their heads bowed over traces and color charts, this can only mean orders and a good push to move forward with the creativity that has always distinguished the proposals of this fair. I would add that for the most part these are historic companies in the Tuscan area of Prato and its surroundings, companies that have resisted on their own and have moved forward with perseverance, dedication and love for their work, as well as, obviously, an immense creative talent in doing beautiful things.

Good life to everyone!

Beatrice