Alonpi
Tucked away in the foothills of the Italian Alps sits Alonpi, the cashmere cognoscenti with decades of experience under its belt. Helmed by design-lovers Alfredo Magliola and Gianpietro Tonel, this creative endeavor is guided by a shared appreciation of fine craft. In the ateliers dotted across Como and Biella, expert artisans fuse the traditional techniques of these two cities with innovative technical enhancements. All fabrics are produced by parent company Achille Pinto in Casnate con Bernate, where every detail—from embroidery to borders and fringing—is carried out by hand. Each craft tale follows the order of spinning, weaving, and finishing, with these steps often entertaining age-old arts such as screen-printing and fringe-knotting.
Tucked away in the foothills of the Italian Alps sits Alonpi, the cashmere cognoscenti with decades of experience under its belt. Helmed by design-lovers Alfredo Magliola and Gianpietro Tonel, this creative endeavor is guided by a shared appreciation of fine craft. In the ateliers dotted across Como and Biella, expert artisans fuse the traditional techniques of these two cities with innovative technical enhancements. All fabrics are produced by parent company Achille Pinto in Casnate con Bernate, where every detail—from embroidery to borders and fringing—is carried out by hand. Each craft tale follows the order of spinning, weaving, and finishing, with these steps often entertaining age-old arts such as screen-printing and fringe-knotting.
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Alonpi
Tucked away in the foothills of the Italian Alps sits Alonpi, the cashmere cognoscenti with decades of experience under its belt. Helmed by design-lovers Alfredo Magliola and Gianpietro Tonel, this creative endeavor is guided by a shared appreciation of fine craft. In the ateliers dotted across Como and Biella, expert artisans fuse the traditional techniques of these two cities with innovative technical enhancements. All fabrics are produced by parent company Achille Pinto in Casnate con Bernate, where every detail—from embroidery to borders and fringing—is carried out by hand. Each craft tale follows the order of spinning, weaving, and finishing, with these steps often entertaining age-old arts such as screen-printing and fringe-knotting.
