{"id":93840,"date":"2025-05-21T11:24:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T09:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.museodeltessuto.it\/?page_id=93840"},"modified":"2025-05-21T11:24:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T09:24:24","slug":"textile-archives-of-the-prato-district","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.museodeltessuto.it\/en\/textile-archives-of-the-prato-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Textile archives of the Prato district"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”408303″]Memory and Future: textile archives of the Prato district<\/span>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”189523″]The archive represents the place of memory of a textile company. A space that holds a material heritage of inestimable value, including fabrics, yarns, designs, projects, and documents.<\/p>\n

The Prato district is an expression of the textile vocation of its territory.\u00a0For the industries of this area, archives represent the foundation on which manufacturing know-how is built. Besides being a primary resource to support the research and development of new collections, in recent years archives have become more and more a strategic tool for the transmission of companies’ values and culture. Values such as tradition, quality and traceability of materials, management transparency and sustainability.<\/p>\n

The Municipality of Prato, in collaboration with Prato Textile District and with the support of Prato Textile Museum, carries on research projects about textile archives. This activity led to a first survey about the archives existing in the local area that are published at this page. The project is in progress.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=”” row_height_percent=”0″ back_color=”color-lxmt” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”182228″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”193365″]Bellandi<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”833989″]bellandi.it<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image media=”93700″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center” uncode_shortcode_id=”186554″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”672811″]Textile manufacture since 1961<\/strong><\/p>\n

The company, which also produces accessories, has been storing fabrics and garments in one since the 1990s in a space of more than 200 square meters. The archive is largely digitized and is employed not only by the company’s technicians for reference but also by visiting designers and students.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”120700″]Beste <\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”105738″]beste.it<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image media=”93697″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center” uncode_shortcode_id=”138260″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”209915″]Textile manufacturer since 1992<\/strong><\/p>\n

The company’s memory is preserved in the Tessuteka, a visually designed space that gives access to 30 years of manufacturing history. The archive collects more than 13,000 fabrics. In 2021, with the birth of the Apparel Division, the Beste Hub Garment Archive, with over 3,000 prototypes, was added.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”151590″]Furpile Idea<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”162839″]furpileidea.com<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image media=”93707″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center” uncode_shortcode_id=”676808″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”791612″]Manufacture of ecofriendly furs and fleece since 1996<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

From fifty years of experience in knitting (including faux fur, boiled wools, needlework), the company’s archive comes to life. A major project is underway to enhance and upgrade dedicated spaces, with the aim of opening the archive to consultation.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=”” row_height_percent=”0″ back_color=”color-lxmt” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”182228″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”149716″]Lanificio Bisentino <\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”142916″]https:\/\/bisentino.it\/it<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image media=”93668″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center” uncode_shortcode_id=”410447″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”186856″]Textile manufacture<\/span> <\/i>since 1984<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Company whose activity dates back to 1944 with the production of military supplies. Today it is run by the third generation, which has directed research toward sustainability and opened to the production of accessories such as scarves. The archive collects products made over the past four decades of operation.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”144961″]Lanificio Faliero Sarti<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”914136″]lanificio.falierosarti.com<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image media=”93678″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center” uncode_shortcode_id=”154659″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”177273″]Textile Manufacture since 1949<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The historical archive with about 38,000 samples accurately documents the transformations of fashion since the 1950s through the company’s prestigious collaborations with early haute couture ateliers and ready-to-wear brands of made in Italy.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”213991″]Lanificio Luigi Ricceri<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”197547″]lanificioricceri.com<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image media=”93683″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center” uncode_shortcode_id=”280810″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”169455″]Textile manufacture since 1927<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The archive bears witness to the production transformations of one of the oldest companies active in the Prato area. More than 100,000 fabrics, preserved since 1980, are digitized and displayed in a dedicated industrial location for use by technicians, stylists, and designers.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=”” row_height_percent=”0″ back_color=”color-lxmt” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”182228″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”110050″]Marini Industrie<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”213098″]marini-industrie.it<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image media=”93661″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center” uncode_shortcode_id=”189564″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”213256″]Textile manufacture since 1945<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The company archive preserves over 30,000 samples since 1960, exhibited in a space dedicated to consultation and open to designers and fashion students.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”754485″]Lanificio Nova Fides <\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”657014″]novafides.it<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image media=”93691″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center” uncode_shortcode_id=”188803″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”148369″]Textile manufacture since 1964<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Nova Fides archive collects more than 60 years of textile history. The materials are available, including in digital form, to clients, students, start-ups, and emerging designers. It also houses the Loom Arcade, with looms dedicated exclusively to developments for brands, and the School of Weaving academy.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”198008″]Picchi<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”135470″]picchi.com<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image media=”93686″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center” uncode_shortcode_id=”958272″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”205873″]Textile manufacture since 1946<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A historical archive, equipped with an unprecedented reference system, documents the company’s development since 1969. A space for creative work, employed by technicians and at the same time a place for research open to the public. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=”” row_height_percent=”0″ back_color=”color-lxmt” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”182228″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”595259″]Texmoda Tessuti<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”995983″]texmodatessuti.com<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image media=”93688″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center” uncode_shortcode_id=”191197″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”187259″]Textile manufacture since 1999<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A modern archive space presents more than 40,000 samples since the 1970s. In addition to the dedicated location, the archive is fully digitized and made accessible not only to clients but also to designers and students for creative inspiration.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”177231″]Leathertex <\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”207410″]leathertex.it\/it<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image media=”93704″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center” uncode_shortcode_id=”898531″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”154537″]Textile manufacture since 1971<\/strong><\/p>\n

Among the pioneering companies in research in alternative production sectors to wool, the company immediately embarked on the road of experimentation in coated, coagulated, and resin-coated fabrics up to hi-tech materials. The archives document these innovations with sample books and designs since 1974.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”138755″]Lineaesse tessuti<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”174093″]lineaessegroup.com<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image media=”93702″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center” uncode_shortcode_id=”472687″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”201074″]Textile manufacture since 1976<\/strong><\/p>\n

A protagonist of the production transformations affecting the district since the 1970s, the company was founded as an innovation laboratory making coated, laminated, and flocked fabrics. The archive traces the last 30 years of this sector, which today is strategic for its many applications.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=”” row_height_percent=”0″ back_color=”color-lxmt” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”182228″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”215582″]Manteco<\/b>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”654985″]manteco.it<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image media=”93694″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center” uncode_shortcode_id=”186916″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”152925″]Textile manufacture since 1943<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Housed in a fully restored former spinning mill, the Manteco Archive is the heart of research for our creative team, as well as for brand partners and all other stakeholders.\u00a0With over 100,000 fabrics, thousands of colours and patterns, this extraordinary space is open for education, networking and special events.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”2″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”592453″][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_single_image media=”93729″ media_width_use_pixel=”yes” alignment=”center” uncode_shortcode_id=”516527″ media_width_pixel=”250″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_row_inner limit_content=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_single_image media=”93731″ media_width_use_pixel=”yes” alignment=”center” uncode_shortcode_id=”152950″ media_width_pixel=”250″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image media=”93733″ media_width_use_pixel=”yes” alignment=”center” uncode_shortcode_id=”183498″ media_width_pixel=”250″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”655527″][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_single_image media=”93743″ media_width_use_pixel=”yes” alignment=”center” uncode_shortcode_id=”432126″ media_width_pixel=”250″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_row_inner limit_content=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_single_image media=”93737″ media_width_use_pixel=”yes” alignment=”center” uncode_shortcode_id=”532075″ media_width_pixel=”250″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_single_image media=”93741″ media_width_use_pixel=”yes” alignment=”center” uncode_shortcode_id=”180084″ media_width_pixel=”250″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_single_image media=”93735″ media_width_use_pixel=”yes” alignment=”center” uncode_shortcode_id=”549768″ media_width_pixel=”250″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_single_image media=”93745″ media_width_use_pixel=”yes” alignment=”center” uncode_shortcode_id=”222173″ media_width_pixel=”250″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_single_image media=”93751″ media_width_use_pixel=”yes” alignment=”center” uncode_shortcode_id=”472419″ media_width_pixel=”250″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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