In yesterday's post we talked about a new material Miuccia Prada employed in her new collection, making comparisons between Prada's A/W 2015 collection and the Memphis Milano group. The post also mentioned Abet Laminati in connection with Memphis Milano. So let's continue one of these threads by going back to the '70s when Clino Castelli did some researches regarding laminate technology, designing with Abet Print the first fluorescent and electro-luminiscent laminates.
At the end of the '70s, the Abet company produced the first three-dimensional laminate. It was called Reli-tech and coupled decoration and plastic relief in a sigle process of lamination. I'm posting here two examples of Reli-tech designed in 1978 by Italian architect and designer Andrea Branzi. The laminates in question are characterised by interesting modern patterns and a three-dimensional effect that adds a tactile quality to the material.
The effects created by Reli-tech come to mind after seeing some of the surface elaborations in the Autumn/Winter 2015 collections recently showcased during Milan Fashion Week. The Milanese designers seemed indeed focused on quality fabrics, arty prints or innovative textiles with peculiar surface elaborations, something that may play in their favour with buyers, especially when considering the low quality materials seen on certain New York and London runways.
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