The
metaphorical expression “weaving the future” has now taken on a very literal
sense. On Sunday 17 November, during the 18th Business
Culture Week (from 8 to 22 November
2019), Fondazione Zegna is organizing Heritage Day: l’arte di
tessere il futuro (The art of weaving the future), an initiative offering a “journey
through the fabrics of the samples collections, from inspiration to creation, for
an eco-sustainable future”.
On
this one-off occasion, the heart of Fondazione Zegna’s historical archives will
be open to the public, who will be able to see the splendid collection of
samples started back in 1910 by Ermenegildo Zegna, along with documentation
of a hundred years of history.
At 14.30 and 15.30, the Foundation’s archivists will enable visitors to discover a heritage
that’s been handed down and carefully conserved over the years and is still of
great use to Zegna Group’s designers, whose stylistic work is always rooted in tradition
and projected into the future. The fabric samples that are still a source of inspiration
for the Group’s textile artists will offer an opportunity to explore not only the
Zegna heritage but more in general all that was and still is the canon of
European fashion. To enhance this experience there’s also the recently acquired
Heberlein Collection, with over 2,000 volumes of samples. Visitors
will also be able to view various local development projects inspired by the values
of the founder Ermenegildo Zegna – who planted some 500,000 conifers to upgrade
the area around the Wool Mill – and some precious new fabrics. One of these is
called Bielmonte, after the town on the mountainside above the Wool
Mill, and is made exclusively with wool
from sheep that graze in Oasi Zegna.
There is a token 5 euro charge to go on this visit and the entire proceeds will
go towards educational initiatives for young people under the Re-SHAPE project. Booking
is obligatory. For info and booking: Casa Zegna, via Marconi 23,
Trivero – Valdilana. Casazegna@zegna.com – 015.7591464 –
www.fondazionezegna.org
