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Best-case scenario
How a commitment to Italian craft and smart collaborations revived a long-dormant heritage trunk-maker.
Sharp darts
Heritage sense paired with modern sensibilities sets these Pugliese blazer brands apart.
Back to bright
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac — the designer who once clothed Madonna in teddy bears — is now tasked with returning Benetton to its boldly colourful, agenda-setting glory days.
Moving with the times
Molteni&C, an illustrious furniture company with 80 years of experience, is calling on its know-how to keep up with a fast-changing design industry while modernising with its values intact.
Settee slicker
B&B Italia is renowned for its curvaceous and audacious design. We dropped in to its hi-spec hideout near Milan to cast an eye over the craftsmanship that defines its globally expanding business.
Moral fibres
Unreliable labelling, products made in questionable factories – are luxury brands about to face Foxconn-style scandals? We look at the firms leading a provenance revival from LA to Helsinki.
Step ahead
September’s footwear fair in Milan drew a record number of visitors. But while Italy exported 250 million pairs of shoes in 2006, output has fallen by 30 per cent since.
