Pitti Filati 71 – Trends, Research and Creativity
Yesterday the 71st edition of Pitti Immagine Filati took off at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence. Much smaller to the size than both Pitti Uomo and Pitti Bimbo, Filati is still the principal international event in the knitting yarn industry. The Blogazine is on set at the final destination of our Pitti experience this summer, and ready to get lost in a world of trends, research, ideas and inspiration for the Fall/Winter 2013-14 collections.
When entering the Main Pavilion at La Fortezza, a busy bunch of stands opens up for your sight. Books with many materials and colours lie open in front of the buyers who are comparing cashmeres, wools and every other pure or blended high-end material one could come up with. The season F/W 2013-14 in display, Pitti Filati is surely a place to discover global lifestyle tendencies, as well as it is a place where buyers and designers come to seek inspiration and creativity. Except knitting yarn brands and manufacturing companies, the fair presents Fashion At Work; an area largely dedicated to trend forecasters and style consulting, where one can discover the trends even a few seasons ahead. The Fashion At Work area also holds every type of companies with an additional interest to the target group, such as knitting machinery, dyers, buttons, fitting accessories, embroideries and so forth.
Pitti Filati is also a centre for research, and together with Fashion At Work, the Spazio Ricerca (research area) is a significant place for creativity and trend analysis. Renaissance, the theme and the title for this edition, aims at presenting the Italian culture of designing and craftsmanship skills. With two sub-themes, drawing and design, the exhibition setting at Spazio Ricerca shows, through research, technology and products, what has made Italy great in the industry.
The research exhibiton has been created under the artistic direction of designer Angelo Ficus and knitwear expert Nicola Miller. The special exhibition setting is designed by Alessandro Moradei.
