Plissè and Silk for Capucci

Keywords: Design, Italian Fashion, Plissé, Silk

Abstract

The history of Roberto Capucci is connected from the very beginning to silk. The silk is a natural material, symbol of preciousness and elegance that can be enhanced through technical knowledge, transforming it into many variations and giving it depth and texture.
Thanks to the use of the ancient technique of pleated, the silk, with its smooth and impalpable matter, has assumed thickness and consistency. So this material has assumed the characteristics of sculptural smoothness and precision of metal.
Thanks to the creativity and genius of this great Roman and international fashion Maestro, a space-time bridge between past and present that runs through the history of fashion to this day has come to life.

Author Biography

Sabrina Lucibello, Sapienza Università di Roma

Architect, PhD, researcher and lecturer in the ateliers of the Industrial Design Degrees (Bachelor's and International Master's); in the master of Exhibit & Public Design of the University of Rome La Sapienza; as part of the Higher Training Program for Middle Managers of MERCOSUR countries (Cofin. Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Sapienza), coordinating the Ciencia y Tecnología course (2007-09). He has been the editor-in-chief of «DIID-Industrial Design | since 2005 Industrial Design »(ANVUR class A magazine). He is scientific director of the Photomedialab laboratory of the PDTA department of Sapienza and director and founder of the “Material Point Roma” material library, in collaboration with Material ConneXion Italia. He carries out scientific and experimental research on the issues of materials for the project, developing technology transfer operations for the creation of new concepts of artefacts.

Published
2014-11-28
Issue
Vol 2 No 4 (2014): Italian Material Design: Learning from History
Section
Micro-histories

Copyright (c) 2014 Sabrina Lucibello

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