Dexterity dictates trends

Research Space, the experimental observatory where trends are analysed and launched at Pitti Filati (Florence) presented the trends for the 2016/17 fall/winter season in the “Make It” section.“We conceived it as an itinerary that goes from the roots to contemporary manufacturing” – said artistic director Angelo Figus - “with the creation of different atmospheres linked to specific crafts that will influence the way of understanding products for the 2016/17 fall/winter season. We began with the idea that what makes the difference is the dexterity we associate with every object”. The section has 11 atmospheres with evocative titles: Repair, Mending, Rug, Cracks, Charbon, Mechanic, Meat, Binding, Mattress, Barber, Tic-Tac.(Photo: AKAstudio-collective)