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/ February 17 2009
Blog Part 4
This afternoon we meet with Mr. Leo Rogna, the product manager at Ermenegildo Zegna to talk a bit about Italian design, the fashion industry, and to discuss opportunities for our merino... Read more
/ February 16 2009
Blog Part 3
The second day of our trip started with a site visit to the impressive Loro Piana Woollen Spinning Mill in Roccapietra (the first of two visits to Loro Piana’s set up in northern Italy).... Read more
/ February 16 2009
Blog Part 2
On our first day in Biella we visited Pettinatura Italiano; the largest commissioned scouring/combing mill in Europe. This place, like many we were to see in Italy, is steeped in... Read more
/ February 15 2009
Designer Blythe Rees-Jones of Locus Research Ltd is in Italy as a recipient of the 2009 Biella Merino Ambassador scholarship. This is the first of a series of posts about his experiences on the... Read more
/ November 4 2008
As part of the Irish Design Week, Reform 08 is held to reinforce the inclusion of sustainability into design practice.The event is largely created through the energy of two people; Adam de Eyto (... Read more
/ August 2 2008
Environmental and societal issues have been gaining momentum in the public arena for a good 40 years; does the pressure for change mean we have to change the way we teach design? Universities are key... Read more
/ May 22 2008
Loaded a few tools which may be of interest for those in design. Pretty basic, will get to do some more in depth reviews of some for the tools we have used over last 6 years in due course.www.pre.nl... Read more
