Teresa Saibene

A new chapter for Ratti, which had the honor of sharing its story at the event “Italian Threads: Conversations on Fashion,” organized by the Italian Embassy in the United Kingdom in collaboration with TPF-ThePlatform. It was a unique opportunity to explore the behind-the-scenes of Italian fashion, an example of soft power and global economic growth.Sergio Tamborini, CEO of Ratti, emphasized the importance of the role a textile partner plays in the creative process of fashion houses: “Being a partner of fashion houses means fully participating in the creative process, channeling a company’s values into the identity of a brand.” In an era that rewards transparency, innovation, and sustainability, Ratti continues to invest in art, craftsmanship, and industry, keeping tradition alive without giving up innovation.With a performance dedicated to traditional technical

Italia Innovation, is an organisation that invites students and scholars from all over the world to Italy to explore economics, international relations and local politics in an innovative way. The Italia Innovation programme, known for its unique vision of Made in Italy, focuses on manufacturing, business, political leadership and local development. During the intensive three-week course, participants worked on case studies presented by leading Italian institutions and brands, including Ratti. Before visiting Ratti, the students and scholars received a detailed brief from members of the company’s Innovation Board. Afterwards, they worked intensively to develop innovative proposals to address the specific challenges presented by Ratti. During their visit to Ratti, the participants presented their projects, highlighting a wide range of creative solutions. Their presentations showed how they managed to combine the

In 2024, Ratti renews its collaboration with the Accademia Costume & Moda in Rome for the ‘Master Fabrics Innovation Design’. This prestigious industry project involved 14 international students, who were asked to work on a brief from Ratti’s style office, with a central theme of exploring animal motifs. The students had to create a collection of innovative prints, combining classic animal motifs with contemporary designs, looking for a new interpretation that maintained elegance and sophistication. The research process encompasses historical and anthropological analysis, conceptual investigation and experimentation with techniques on different textile bases, with a strong emphasis on the principles of sustainability, especially considering the theme of nature-inspired design. Guided by Daphne Karras, the students visited Ratti’s headquarters in Guanzate, explored the production departments and understood the complex stages of

The new Herno Relife project, is a collaboration between Ratti and Herno and is based on the shared values of craftsmanship, uniqueness, circularity and heritage. Together we breathed new life into 18 iconic patterns from Herno’s past collections, revisiting them through one of our most valuable and distinctive techniques: textile printing with planche. Each planche helped create “placed” prints that ensure the exact repetition of the design on each garment, while maintaining the individuality of each piece due to the manual nature of the process. Ten designs were selected from our archive of more than 5,000 planches. 250 exclusive pieces were relabeled from the men’s and women’s lines, which will be available in Herno monobrand stores in Milan, Paris and Tokyo During the week of March 22-31, communication of the