#14 Francesco Marini - Designer and Inovation manager at Marini Industrie SPA

This week, we are meeting with Francesco Marini , he is the 3rd generation and Designer and Inovation manager at Marini Industrie. The history of Marini group went on with Riccardo and Roberto Marini, Mario’s sons. Thanks to their enthusiasm and their passionate vision, they carried on this beautiful story made in Italy.The third generation of the company, with a highly specialized technical-stylistic staff, made the family even greater enclosing under the group near the historic brand Marini&Cecconi, also Ospiti del Mondo, Marini Tessuti Uomo and Assotex.The four brands under Marini group continue to tell a story that makes fashion happen everyday. Research on materials and textures is the daily bread of the company, creating what stays behind the most popular fashion brands in the world.CONTENT & TO FIND YOUR WAY IN THE EPISODE00:51 Francesco presents himself and Marini Industrie 01:36 What is stretch fabrics? 02:07 What does sustainable fashion mean according to Francesco? 02:41 What is the difference between the conventional and sustainable fabrics they are doing now03:32 Why did they decide to implement a sustainable strategy? 04:32 Where do they source their row material? 07:00 What they will be presenting next February at PV? 08:40 What makes Marini Industrie stand out of the others? 10:00 What KPIs does Francesco look at to monitor their sustainable strategy? 11:15 What are their biggest challenges when it comes to sustainability? 13:00 How can the fashion industry accelerate its sustainable revolution?14:00 What should the designers and buyers should look at to verify the products are truly sustainable? 16:30 What does Francesco wants to close the door to in our industry? 17:30 What does he look at to get inspired? 18:42 What is the last piece of clothes he bought? 19:15 Who he would like to listen to in this podcast? KEY LEARNINGS I think designers need to be more involved than in the past in the manufacturing process of the yarn. I want to close the door to fake news in this industrie. TO SUPPORT SMART CREATION, THE PODCAST 🙏 Don’t forget to share and talk about the podcast to your friends and colleagues, it’s easy and it helps the podcast a lot, and please rate it 5 stars and leave us a comment on Apple Podcast. To know more about Smart Creation and Première Vision 👉 https://www.premierevision.com/fr/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.