Interviews

Giacomo-Mattei-SMI

Giacomo Mattei

“Creativity can be a condition for achieving sustainability using unconventional ways.” 

Matteo-Faccendi-Marini-Industrie

Matteo Faccendi

“Like many here in Prato, I also have textiles in my blood.” 

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Fabio Caleri

“For an aspiring designer, starting from Prato, learning how things are done here, is certainly an advantage in terms of knowledge and preparation. “

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Nicola Baroni

“In my opinion “creativity” is in the eye of the beholder, the great creative skill is just being able to capture that gaze.” 

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Renzo Nicoletti

“Taking this path requires passion and above all the desire to learn.” 

Rachele-furpile-prato

Rachele

“For me, creativity means combining existing elements with new connections, experimenting, and daring.” 

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Luca Agrifogli

““I would like to making new fashion, an eco-friendly fashion, that takes advantage of something that is destined to die and gives it new life, a new shape, a new colour.” ” 

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Simone Lombardi

“I believe that with the use of new technologies we will be able to make the most of resources, making our production and finishing cycles more effective.” 

Pietro-Razzai-manteco-prato

Pietro Razzai

“The future of fashion will be largely digital and no longer just concretely fungible.
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Stefano-gonnelli-lineaesse-prato

Stefano Gonnelli

“creativity lies precisely in knowing how to grasp the beauty in what we see in our daily life and then apply it to our work as a designer. ” 

Sabrina-Conchedda-lineaesse

Sabrina Conchedda

“Creativity in my opinion is the need to externalize one’s being, one’s vision of things and express concretely one’s feelings.” 

Rita-Gualtieri-lineaesse-prato

Rita Gualtieri

“My definition of creativity is “activating innovative ideas”.” 

Jacopo-palloni-emmetex-prato

Jacopo Palloni

“I’d like to make people understand the importance of sustainable fashion. That’s it. That’s my secret dream.” 

Gianluca-Branchetti-Bellandi-spa

Gianluca Branchetti

“In the future I would like to work only with entirely sustainable materials to prevent any kind of pollution.”