SPINEXPO Paris Makes its Spring/Summer Debut

SPINEXPO, a professional trade exhibition dedicated to promoting innovation in yarns, fibres and knitwear, is getting ready to open its doors to an international audience of buyers from 6-7 February in Paris, France. Unveiling a...

Eventful Knitwear at Pitti Uomo

Janet Prescott reports from Florence Pitti Uomo becomes more like an interactive arts event every edition. The 93rd edition seemed more high-octane than ever, as high-quality designer clothes for Autumn/Winter 2018-19 were shown in a...

New Seamless Travel Backpack Harvests Energy

Born out of a collaboration between Studio Eva X Carola, Pauline van Dongen and Santoni Innovation Center, the Radius travel backpack blends tactile knit structures with an ingenious construction that provides utilitarian qualities. Designed...

Designer’s Choice: Bio-based Textile Innovation

Anne Prahl reports Due to growing need to reduce the textile industry’s environmental impact and its dependence on petroleum-based fibres and fabrics, designers are increasingly searching for textiles made from renewable raw materials. Of particular...

The Great Italian Colour Factory

Zegna Baruffa has issued the following information for its Baruffa, Chiavazza, Botto Poala, collections for Spring Summer 2019, which will be on show at the upcoming Pitti Filati yarn fair, which is being held...

Feel The Yarn – Italian Excellence @ Pitti Filati 82

Feel the Yarn - Italian Excellence is an innovative brand and project that has never stopped growing since it was first set up in 2010: a joint effort by Consorzio Promozione Filati and Pitti...

Moda Futuribile: Sustainability

Starting from the long experience of the BOND-IN project, Moda Futuribile becomes its evolution, turning into a container into which are gathered all the research and development projects that Dyloan Studio has realized and...

Merino Innovations from Cifra at ISPO

Italian warp knit seamless (WKS) specialist Cifra is showcasing its latest innovations at the upcoming ISPO Munich trade fair, which takes place from 28-31 January. The company will focus on the benefits its WKS...

All Paths Still Lead to Pitti!

new bus & taxi stops due to road work Florence is currently undergoing a great deal of road work due to the construction of a new tram system. As a consequence, we will have temporary...

Stoll Launches New Skateboarding Collection

Leading flat knitting machine builder Stoll has launched a new trend collection for spring-summer 2019. The German company’s STOLL Trend Collection Spring Summer 2019 SKATEBOARDING is a cool new knit collection inspired by skate...