Postcards

“We cannot solve everything, but it is important to be proactive and responsible: to be more and more intelligent, or more difficult, or more complicated, or more interesting, or more innovative".
Prada Intersections, February 2021

“The future, in my opinion, is romantic, I don’t understand why people say that the past is romantic. Romantic, for me, is something you do not know yet, something you can dream of, something unknown and mystic. I find it all charming”
Prada Intersections, February 2021

“I hoped for a slowing down in fashion, but my wish has not been granted. The big names, for whom finance is all, are rowing against this. There is a wicked excess of spectacle and of products”
February 2021

“Italy is based on craftsmanship, which has a huge value. We are craftsmen. We feel part of this world. If you lose manual skills and culture, you cannot find them anymore”.
Milano Fashion Global Summit, November 2020

“We have realized that we do not need low end things, but well-done and durable articles. This awareness makes the job of ours, the designers, easier”
February 2021

“There’s a lot of advice, which I would like to give to students: I think especially try to enjoy yourself, I think that’s the most important thing. Don’t be overambitious, don’t be the next Balenciaga, please go slow. There are challenges, but also a lot of opportunities, so grab them”.
Polimoda Duets, February 2021

“We gave false idols to the new generations, convincing them that there is only one kind of success. Instead, it is much better to be a good artisan than an ordinary model”.
D - La Repubblica, November 2020

“Repeating the same formulas as always is the simplest choice, but it’s not the safest. Because it gets boring for you, for your customers and even for journalists. We don’t want to get bored. Never again. Fashion is interesting just because it has not fixed standards."
El País Semanal, January 2021

“The concept that needs to be transmitted is that being an artisan is cool. Working in a factory is not a loser’s job: it’s something beautiful”.
”Made in Italy for fashion” Forum, December 2020

“As I saw people becoming famous for bullshit, becoming successful designers and creative minds, I told myself: why am I doing this…”
Il Messaggero, December 2020