In mid February, Kenneth went to Milano to visit Milano Unica where designers can find the most up-to-date materials by Italian textile mills. We regret not being able to post some photos. Kenneth didn't even have time to take photos as his short trip had to be divided for visiting Milano Unica, showrooms of some textile mills, and his brother's home in a beautiful little town named Erba.
Many Italian textile mills are in a difficult condition these days, according to Massimo who was kind enough to drive Kenneth visiting some of the well known textile mills near Como. He is a friend of Kenneth's sister-in-law. Massimo, born in Como, has been in Italian textile business for more than 20 years. On the way to and from the textile mills, he pointed a couple of mills that went bankrupt recently. It was even more gloomy when the weather was cloudy and foggy enough to hide the beautiful scenery of Como.
On a bright side, though, there are still quite a few competitive textile mills in Italy (and France) who constantly design and produce beautiful, luxurious fabrics and present them to the designers. As long as these textile mills are around, designers will have no problem finding their fabrics to materialize what they wish to create.
