Florence, January 27, 2016 – The number of yarn industry in Italy are not encouraging (-1.7% turnover in 2015) plus drizzling in Florence: in spite of everything, however, the start the 78th edition of “Pitti Filati” (going to Fortezza da Basso Florence until Friday January 29 ) but in the stands of Fortezza da Basso (115 brands are present, 21 of qualo abroad) the climate that reigns is far from depressed. The stands are full of enough buyers (almost all by appointment, to “Pitti Filati there is the motley crowd of” Pitti Uomo “) and companies present novelties in terms of creativity and investment in terms of technological innovation .
Among the novelties presented, the one proposed by Lineapiù Italy (in collaboration with the knitwear factory Miles) for a “future-dimensional fashion.” The project is called NET , which stands for New Technology for textile application, and experimenting with a method of 3D molding granular, best suited to the world of knitting: a laser hits the polymer blending them into thin layers of plastic powders, allowing a high degree of accuracy. The material used is a polyamide based polymer, and the finished piece can be combined with elements of knitwear made according to traditional techniques. At the moment, the project is still experimental, providing long lasting accessories and decorative objects decoratii (collars, cuffs, embroidery to be put back suilla) for clothes that would, thus, achieved in a totally custom. “We got a lace effect, a soft _spiega Alexander Bastagli, holds Lineapiù Italia_ we aim to further improve the flexibility and also the seal, resistance”.
Bastagli stresses ‘importance to focus on more and new routes: “Today we renew once again our commitment to excellence, expanding the possibilities for designers and knitters, bringing Italy to center stage in terms of technological innovation. We are in a experimental stage I do not know where it will lead this world but we want to be in it. ” Lineapiù Italy ended 2015 with sales “slightly higher than expected, + 4.3% from last year – explains Bastagli – In 2016 we will try to get a similar result.”
Among the topics This 78th edition of Pitti Filati, then, figure surely to the environment and sustainability. A particular challenge collection of five companies producing yarns Prato ( Filpucci , Italian Yarn Industry – also with the brand Academy – Lanificio Dell’Olivo , Pecci Filati and Pinori Yarn that joined in an initiative promoted by CPF-Yarns Promotion Consortium, the companies have adopted a protocol and a charter of values representing a stronger accountability towards consumers, customers, employees and the community in general.
“Special attention _it lergge in a nota_ is directed to the production chain and the requirement for traceability. Following the directions of the Protocol, companies have already carried out a mapping of their supply chain, so as to have clear is the compliance that any areas for improvement “. 4Sustainability is the brand they chose to use to identify this path.
ROBERTO DAVID PAPINI
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