What is
SilkByNature

SilkByNature was born from a passion for silk and from the desire to preserve its millennia-old history, artisanal expertise, and traditional production methods. It is an institutional initiative, created to celebrate the extraordinary qualities of a noble, natural, and sustainable fibre — a true symbol of excellence and culture. It is not simply a brand, but a collective, institutional, and non-profit project that brings together public and private entities with a shared purpose: to promote, protect, and revive the culture of silk in Italy and around the world. At the heart of SilkByNature is a diverse and synergic network made up of public and private institutions, fashion and textile companies, research centres, universities, cultural foundations, and professionals. Together, we operate on both national and international levels to foster research, development, innovation, and outreach activities — with the aim of rediscovering and sharing the authentic value of silk as a shared heritage. We believe that silk is more than just a material — it is a cultural asset to be safeguarded, a living legacy to be passed on and shared: an ancient fibre that still has much to tell in the contemporary world.

Silk in figures

113 billion of km

of silk thread produced every year across the globe

(equals to almost 3 million laps around our planet).

5000 years

the history of silk, from its discovery to today – a timeless thread of beauty

(year after year, weaving a thread nearly 4,7km in length).

9 million people

including farmers, workers, spinners, weavers, artisans and professionals

(if each were a thread, together they’d weave a fabric big enough to cover 180 football stadiums!).

Blog section

A journey through the history, sustainability and wonders of silk.

History of Silk

Silk origins, history and legends

The discovery of the Chinese empress Silk history does not have a precise starting date, although it is sure that the sericulture origins also known as silk productions date back to thousand years before Christ. Recent studies of the University…