June 29, 2024

Feel Blue at the Research Space of Pitti Filati 94: Shield

As every year, in 2024 we were also creative partners for the Research Space at Pitti Filati, the most important international knitwear fair, held from June 25th to 27th in Florence. With over 3,500 buyers, more than 1,700 of whom came from abroad, the fair represented a valuable networking opportunity for us, as well as an important creative challenge. For the Research Space, we developed numerous creations under the Feel Blue brand and committed ourselves to producing just as many knitted fabrics designed by other industry stakeholders.

The theme chosen by Angelo Figus, Nicola Miller, and Carrie Hollands for the new Research Space at Pitti Filati 95 was SHIELD.

A theme born from the uncertainty of global political, climatic, economic, and cultural scenarios, reflecting on the instinctive gesture of "shielding oneself." Just like in winter when we wear warm knitwear to protect ourselves from the cold.

Once again, nature is the main source of inspiration, and from nature emerged the four variations of this theme:

• EGG-center evokes the search for harmony and perfection, inspired by the egg, a symbol of rebirth and renewal.
• SHELL-ter evokes the search for beauty and protection, inspired by the shell, a symbol of prosperity, fertility, luck, and abundance.
• BUG-nificent evokes the search for transformation and regeneration, inspired by beetles.
• WOOD-ness evokes the search for shelter and well-being, inspired by the tree, a symbol of life and constant adaptation.

Here is a selection of some creations made for this occasion.