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 Textile design  Borse (Handbags), with Paola Bonfante and Lalla Ranza, 1970 - 1990

Waxed cotton, cotton tape, rug wool
Overshot wefts, clasped wefts, lace weaves and other techniques

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Winter handbags in waxed cotton and rug wool
Summer handbags in waxed cotton and cotton tape
Winter handbags in rug wool and satin tape
Summer handbags in cotton thread and cotton tape, various weaves
Summer handbags in cotton thread and cotton tape, various weaves
Folded 1x3 rectangle, a classical Japanese design. Linen and fancy yarn with feathers.
Paola Bonfante, Lalla Ranza and Paola Besana, partners in the <i>Studio di Tessitura Paola Besana</i> from 1982 to 1997

In the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s together with Paola Bonfante and Lalla Ranza I designed several handbags collections for US, Japanese and Italian customers. Many of them came from my research on weaves, while my partners designed the models and the collections.