Spinning mills are the protagonists of “Made in Filo.” While the starting point – the inspirations – are Filo’s product development proposals, collected for Filo64 in “Vice-Versa”, the interpretation given by the yarn producers exhibiting at Filo is equally significant in the construction of “Made in Filo.” That’s why it’s important to listen to their voices, their opinions on the initiative, and what results they expect from participating in a unique project in the international textile trade fair landscape. Below, we publish the second part of the interviews with the companies that participated in the project.

Here is the second part of our roundup of interviews with the spinning mills involved in the “Made in Filo” project.

Elena Salvaneschi of Iafil Spa – Industria Ambrosiana Filati gets at the core of the project: “Creating the Made in Filo capsule collection with yarns supplied by the companies is certainly a major challenge for Filo and its creative team. It enters the realm of product development and, above all, its interpretation. The yarns thus “speak” through the processing techniques used to create the fabrics. These proposals will certainly not be the only ones possible for a given type of yarn: they will, however, be a vision of them, and absolutely real. They will represent a sort of bridge between trends and the market, free from the constraints of responding to sales logic. In our opinion at Iafil, the true strength of the project lies in its being built not only as a form of artistic expression, but also as a test for future commercial productions.”

Linsieme Filati, a company whose core business is cashmere yarn, is essentially on the same wavelength. Luca Lastrucci explains: “In our case, we start with a yarn of the highest quality because our company is always striving to introduce innovative, sustainable ideas. Therefore, from the designer of the “Made in Filo” project, who uses our yarns, we expect creations capable of imagining new developments to highlight the preciousness of the raw material, thus offering new inspiration. In other words, we expect fabric samples that enhance the product’s key features – in our case, its lightness and softness.”

Luca Betti of Filatura C4 looks to the project’s users when he states: “Made in Filo gives our customers the opportunity to see what can be done with our products. Our yarns are carded, melange, and patterned, so we expect the designer overseeing the project to not only capture the technical aspects, but also enhance the aesthetic ones. Filo is a very important fair, and initiatives like “Made in Filo” bring young people and industry experts even closer together precisely because the project allows them to see the yarn being developed.”

Simona Pesaro of Interfil TP, a leading manufacturer of natural, man-made, and synthetic yarns, both raw and dyed, emphasizes the project’s communication value: “One of the strengths of “Made in Filo” is undoubtedly the ability to show the public, through fabric samples, what can be done with one of our yarns. Being able to test the sample and touch it firsthand certainly allows for a better appreciation of the yarn’s feel and appearance, and this is even more true for the performance of yarns for technical fabrics. For Interfil, the benefit also extends to communication: for example, the impact “Made in Filo” has on social media is an added value for us.”

Enrico Carboni of SpinAker, a producer of weaving and knitting yarns focusing on creativity, quality, and service, is also thinking ahead: “Initiatives like “Made in Filo” are very important because they can appeal to young people, who thus have a glimpse into the yarn manufacturing process and thus gain inspiration and a passion for this profession. As for our yarns, we expect “Made in Filo” to highlight their quality and sustainability, in particular the fetures of our stretch and tweed-effect yarns.”

Monticolor offers a wide range of yarns, available in various types and colors, quality-tested, and always in stock. It’s therefore truly inspiring to understand how a basic yarn can be transformed through processing. Matteo Lanza states explicitly: “Made in Filo is particularly interesting for us at Monticolor because it offers a unique reinterpretation of our yarns, allowing us to see their use from an external perspective, capturing new and unexpected aspects. In particular, we’re curious to understand how the Made in Filo processes can create patterned fabrics from basic yarns: it’s certainly an excellent starting point for our customers.”

(To be continued)

Biella, August 27 2025