There is a strong link between yarn manufacturer Filpucci (based in Capalle, near Florence) and art: in 1983 Andy Warhol created the spool of multicoloured string that became the company's symbol, while in 1985 Arnaldo Pomodoro made for the company his sculpture "Telaio dell'Invenzione", a study on the structure of a loom.
Founded in 1967 in Prato and currently operative also in Zhangjiagang, China, Filpucci is considered as a leader in the manufacture of creative and fantsay yarns for quality knitwear.
Throughout its forty years of activity the company looked at experimentation and innovation, promoting its products through iconic advertising campaigns shot by photographers such as Oliviero Toscani, Bob Krieger, Gian Paolo Barbieri and Bill King.
The company's current production includes various collections of yarns. The “Filpucci” line is the result of creative design and innovative production processes and features sophisticated blends of fibers mixed with new generation materials such as extra-fine and organic wools, mohair kid, alpaca, cashmere, recycled cashmere, cotton, linen, hemp and viscose yarns.
First launched in 1988, the “Soffili” line - mainly including delicate and light yarns manufactured following an advanced spinning process that leaves the natural softness of the fiber unaltered during the twisting process - evolved during the last twenty years generating the hyper-soft “Soffili Next” yarns together with a secondary line called “Blowool” dedicated to eco-friendly yarns produced using new manufacturing processes.
The “Woollen Selection” is instead the Filpucci interpretation of the traditional carded look, and features textured yarns, while the “Tricot Studio” - the line that renewed and redefined handknitting in the '80s - continues to offer creative yarns with innovative structures and colours that can be altered at home with vegetal dyes.
The latest line created by the company is called “Filpucci ZJG” and is made in China following the latest fashion trends. This younger line has so far allowed the company to consolidate its position in the global market.
The company also owns an archive and collection of stitches and techniques that represent the starting points for each new collection.
The summer collection accounts for 40% of Filpucci's turnover and for the S/S 13 season, the key word is lightness.
The palette is richly saturated and steeped in dyes taken from the earth, so spicy orange, cinnamon, ochre and brown, applied to soft and smooth yarns and bi-coloured twists, ideal for primal - yet very modern and contemporary - graphic patterns full of multi-cultural references. Sample knitwear designs created with these yarns were matched in the installation in the company's stand during Pitti Filati with origami-like paper skirts.
“All the big names in French and Italian fashion visited our stand, with a slight drop in US visitors, notoriously more interested in winter proposals, “ Federico Gualtieri, Filpucci Executive Vice President claimed in an official statement released to the Pitti Filati press office. “The attendance was continuous and lively and seemed to define the fair itself as a microcosm of creative minds with a clear desire to respond to the current situation without too much negativity. You could really feel the optimism in the knitwear sector where the feedback was very generous”.
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