Spring Summer moodboard

A spring summer mood board, from previous season, I deleted by mistake.

Around Sardina with a needle.

My personal story and attachment to Sardinia are made explicit and integral to the luxury eco-conscious handbags I designs. These are influenced by the elemental forces of the sun, emerald green transparent sea and unspoiled white sandy beaches, the colors and the perfume of Mediterranean plants.

Pibiones will change to Antonello in the Winter 2009

The brand name Pibiones by Antonello (http://www.pibiones.com/) will change to Antonello (http://www.antonellotedde.co.uk/), from the next season Autumn-Winter 2009/10.

Antonello brand name will rappresent better the future collections. In the new handbag collections, Pibiones will be used in conjunction with other Sardinian weaving technique.

Repeating myself.

Recently, I deleted old posts by mistake, while trying to update design. Sorry!!!!!!! Now trying to rebuild the blog, apologies for readers.

The fashion luxury handbag industry dilemma.

I cannot get tired of repeating myself that the luxury industry is returning to the idea of craftsmanship and individuality. Knowing where the item is made helps (at least for me!) to emphasise its luxury status.
It is common to hear, that designer has moved the productive activities to another country where the labour costs are cheaper. It is an odd reality, a widely spread reality. Given that I am from Italy, more specifically from the Italian region of Sardinia. I order hand-woven fabrics from Sardinia and I want to produce the handbags in Italy (mainland). Easy concept! “Act locally…..think globally”.
I personally think, the accessories market looks too close to what the big names are doing and at the end the collections are too similar and difficult to sell. I have noticed that there is scarce orientation to research, many companies rely too much on current trends forgetting to research more on the future trends and majority do not experiment with new materials.
The luxury handbag market should really consider to concentrate on materials, perhaps eco-friendly materials (produced locally), to regain its exclusivity.

The latest must have!

The latest must have guilt free handbag comes from Pibiones by Antonello.

“Pibiones pay tribute to the best of Italian eco luxury fabric choices. Trialling authentic Sardinian hand weaving methods in ethically managed factories, the collection of accessories are handcrafted by a handpicked group of leading handbag manufacturers in villages in mainland Italy.

Shedding light on Italian textiles and putting localised Italian handiwork and the importance of its preservation back on the map, Pibiones designer Antonello Tedde prides himself on only working with experts in accessories production and ultimately bringing Sardinian production methods back into the global consciousness.” London Fashion Week, BFC

Reviewing the past

I did talk before about this antique hand-woven textile. I discovered in an old wooden chest at my parents in Sardinia. It has been in the family from 1814: my great, great grandmother drew the designs and prepared dyes from local plants. She dyed the wool from my granddad sheep for her own work. She created a bedspread that remained in the family for few generations.

Its the time to review the past and look forward to achieving more in the coming years. This ecourages me to continue to work hard in the coming years to avoid the disappearance of the Sardinian hand-woven fabrics.