Pitti Filati is a matter of materiality

By Haydn Davis
2 March 2016

Florence - Starting with materials, unconventional production processes are giving birth to new creative solutions for the knitting sector. Angela Cavalca reports from the latest edition of the hugely influential European yarn exhibition.

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