John Smedley opens Derbyshire factory for third-party manufacturing

Lea Mills, Derbyshire, United Kingdom Celebrating 240 years of the world’s finest knitwear, the strategic initiative aims to encourage brands to bring knitwear manufacturing back to UK shores. Iconic British knitwear brand John Smedley has...

BOI presents collection No2 at Salone 24

Milan Collection N°2 explores the delicate process of blending in from a social viewpoint. Berlin-based knit studio BOI is presenting its new collection for sustainable knitted home textiles during this week’s Milan Furniture Fair (Salone del...

On the trail of the zeitgeist

New York City ‘Acquired! Shaping the National Design Collection’ exhibition at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, features hi-tech Stoll balaclava. What does it mean to be a design museum today? Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in...

Striding towards a greener future at Yarn Expo Spring

Shanghai Sustainability took centre stage as streams of visitors explored the latest innovations. As a platform for discovery and business exchange, Yarn Expo Spring, held from 6 -8 March in Shanghai, spun a global thread of...

Transforming the fashion industry at Premiere Vision Paris

Paris February show hosts 1180 international exhibitors and attracts 30,340 visitors to the Parc des Expositions in Paris. ‘A dynamic fashion industry undergoing a total transformation.’ This was the word at Premiere Vision Paris in February....

Pitti Time: Luxury, versatility, and responsibility

Florence, Italy A further edition marked by growth for 94th Pitti Immagine Filati: 115 exhibitors and over 3000 buyers. Pitti Immagine Filati in Florence presented luxury, versatility, and responsibility as main themes for Summer 2025, with...

Shima Seiki at Pitti Filati 94

Wakayama, Japan Shima’s SWG-XR WHOLEGARMENT machine will be shown in gauges 15L and 18L as well as a prototype machine in 22L at Pitti Filati. Shima Seiki Italia S.p.A., the Italian subsidiary of leading Japanese computerised...

Stoll’s Create Plus for Knitwear Lab

Almere, Netherlands Dutch design hub relies on top creative performance and patterning software with Virtual Knitting options. The Dutch company Knitwear Lab helps visions become reality. The creative think tank offers capacities in the areas of...

Digitalisation meets traditional knitwear

Aidenbach, Germany Bavarian knitwear manufacturer Astrifa GmbH relies on Stoll’s Create Plus for the production of its traditional sweaters. Knitted jackets, pullovers, hats and scarves in traditional costume style are a tribute to craftsmanship, but these...

Pitti Filati returns with new features and names

Florence, Italy 110 companies exhibiting, with a good proportion from outside of Italy, and many special projects. The upcoming edition of Pitti Immagine Filati 94 will take place at the Fortezza Da Basso, in Florence, from...