Art, Culture, Curiosity / 24.07.2023

In a romantic and industrious 19th century Italy, silk production became entwined with the advent and rise of advertising posters. It’s an unusual link between seemingly different and distant worlds. How and why did this unexpected union between trade, visual art and communication come about?...

 
Curiosity, Hi-tech / 28.02.2023

Silk is elegant, refined and sustainable. And it can be sporty, too. Sportswear has become increasingly technical in recent years, especially for professional athletes. But it doesn’t have to be synthetic. Natural materials have unique characteristics that make them ultra high-performance. Take wool and silk: when used together, they offer a number of benefits when you’re practising sport....

 
Art, Curiosity / 15.11.2020

“My poems have a silky sound, like the rustling of your dress on the stairs.” Hermann Hesse. Silk is like music. Not just for the soft and romantic rustling we can appreciate when we wear silk-made dresses, but also because silk is used to produce the strings we see on many music instruments. ...

 
Curiosity / 20.12.2019

lt is widely acknowledged that silk is a precious fiber however; there are many other aspects of this precious materiai that are unknown to the average consumer- familiar only to the silk expert. Measurements, numbers and data are indispensable tools necessary for the daily production of silk and the transformation of this unique product....

 
Advice, Curiosity / 15.09.2019

Silk is a precious and delicate fiber that requires gentile care and some attention but this should not prevent you from wearing it or using it. Aside from being a naturally luminous fabric, it is also a natural fabric that adapts to your body temperature: if it is hot, silk becomes cool on the skin and if it is cold, it infuses the body with a feeling of warmth....

 
Curiosity / 10.02.2019

Silk is closely related to the fashion history. Through silk, famous maison and historical companies created and gave life to iconic clothing items that lasted unchanged from the past until today and always kept their preciosity and recognizability. The dresses themselves contributed to the success of the fashion brands by becoming their symbols and portraying their values...