an extraordinary
archive
Over time, Canepa has put together a unique collection of age-old volumes comprising more than 15,000 books and documents from the mid-19th century to the present day, divided into print and jacquard ties, print and jacquard garments, print and jacquard shirts, outerwear, and furnishings.
The new rooms are home to vintage bandanas and foulards, vintage scarves, ethnic fabrics, vintage suits, vintage ties, sketches of garments, sketches on fabric for women’s garments with a contemporary style, historical magazines of the sector, contemporary illustrated books, trend books from the 1950s to the present, antique colour cards. A new dedicated area gathers more than 60,000 original sketches on paper and numerous designs on fabric.
The new rooms are home to vintage bandanas and foulards, vintage scarves, ethnic fabrics, vintage suits, vintage ties, sketches of garments, sketches on fabric for women’s garments with a contemporary style, historical magazines of the sector, contemporary illustrated books, trend books from the 1950s to the present, antique colour cards. A new dedicated area gathers more than 60,000 original sketches on paper and numerous designs on fabric.
The acquisition of pieces sought within historical libraries and age-old archives is a unique source of inspiration and a major resource for customers and designers: the collections of the most exclusive brands are created here, during unmissable annual appointments.
The archive is home to a bookbinding activity with 19th century machinery, where the books and volumes are restored, and the new design archive, currently being digitalised, constantly updated and expanded. History and future meet.
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