About me
A Thread That Began in the 1970s
I grew up in a textile family.
My father had worked in the industry since the 1970s: selecting yarns, knowing manufacturers, and recognizing quality by touch. I breathed this world from childhood—the fabrics hanging around, sample books spread across the table, technical conversations at dinner.
At the time, I could never have imagined that it would become the center of my professional life.
During the 1980s and 1990s, I traveled extensively: New York, Tokyo, and the capitals of international fashion.
I saw how luxury was communicated elsewhere, how brands built their identity through the product itself rather than through advertising campaigns.
I learned that what endures over time is always made well—with care and intention.
In the early 1990s, I arrived in India for the first time. It was an encounter that changed everything.
Not the postcard version of India, but the India of artisan workshops, fabric markets, and craftsmen who have worked on wooden looms for generations.
I met the producers from Kolkata with whom I still collaborate today: people who taught me how to select a fiber, how to read embroidery, and how to distinguish an authentic piece from an industrial one.
The Creative Process and How the Collection Is Made
My operations are based in a small town near Como, known for its beautiful landscape.
Here, I have my atelier where I create the collection and work with designs and colors. I develop concepts and proposals that I then take to India, where I have been collaborating for many years with a highly trusted supplier in Kolkata.
My sources of inspiration are countless: the pattern of a carpet, a decorated plate, a piece of porcelain, elements found in nature, or discoveries made while consulting archives and museums.
I keep a vast collection of ribbons, fabrics, and patches gathered from all over the world.
We work with tailors, embroiderers, and printers; here we create prototypes and test their fit, colors, and the quality of the embroidery.
Some fabrics come from the north of the country, others from the south, and the same applies to the embroidery. India is somewhat similar to Italy in that each region has its own distinctive craftsmanship and traditional production.
I visit the workshop approximately every two months to oversee both production and sampling, while also traveling around the country in search of new ideas.
Our artisans are all adult men and women who work in clean, well-ventilated environments and receive fair compensation. They are entitled to holidays and leave so they can return to their home villages.
The garments undergo an initial quality inspection in India and are then shipped to Italy for a second quality control check before being sent to the final customers.