Luxury eco-conscious fashion

In the next months.

2012-01-02T03:38:00.000-08:00

DON'T MISS: PREMIERE CLASSE

ANTONELLO will be showing his new AUTUMN WINTER 2012_13 at PREMIERE CLASSE in Paris.

Don't miss us at the PREMIERE CLASSE - Jardin des
Tuileries - Terrasse des Feuillants - 75001 - Paris.
March 2nd to the 5th, 2012 for the fall winter 2012-2013 collections.

DON'T MISS: ALTA MODA ROMA - LIMITED/UNLIMITED

ANTONELLO will be exhibiting a unique piece - dedicated to his family - in Rome during ALTA MODA - LIMITED/UNLIMITED, this event is an highlight for the new values of luxury.
28th January

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2012-01-02T00:52:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year

The new AUTUMN WINTER 2011/12 COLLECTION

2011-01-19T01:24:00.000-08:00

Antonello will be showing his Autumn Winter 2011/12 collection in London and Paris at:

London Fashion Week - Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA (18th to 22nd February 2011)

Vendôme Luxury - Prestigious Accessories - Park Hyatt Vendôme, 5 rue de la Paix, Paris 2nd (4th to7th March 2011)

Sa Bertula

2010-12-14T06:29:00.000-08:00

A saddle bag is made especially for the men, to be worn either over their shoulder or on the animal’s back. This flowery design was traditionally a wedding gift from the bride.
For the Spring Summer 2011 we have designed some bags with these flowers, an unique hand-weaving technique called Tauledda.

This saddle bag belongs to our family, and was given to my great-grand father as a wedding gift. Woven by my great-grand mother before the wedding.

Hand-washing....in Biddanoa

2010-12-14T04:07:00.000-08:00

In the photo is the public laundry washbasin, most commonly called as Bidda Noa, close to the village where I was born. I remember as a boy coming here with my mum, she washed everything that could not fit in the washing machine. Also, once a month, the local council allows people to wash the wools in the basin, wool locks are washed and then sundried. The fields around become white, it looked like it had snowed in the middle of the summer. The wool comes from local organically raised sheep, exactly what we use for the weaving of the fabrics for the handbags.

Alghero bag with poppies

2010-12-10T00:37:00.000-08:00

Alghero with poppies, entirely handwoven with bagas technique.
One of the very first styles made with leather and fabric.
Now, Alessandra's favourite bag! Here in the Jardin des Tuileries, in Paris.

The fox in the snow.

2010-12-10T00:15:00.000-08:00

Fox in the snow, photographed from my window.

Let's catch up

2010-12-01T05:32:00.000-08:00

I has been very long time since my last post, let's catch up! I took many images during this absence, and I want to share them with you. This lizard was sunbathing at Linea Pelle in Bologna. The trade fair once again confirmed itself as being, an unmissable appointment for those who search leather, synthetic and component for the leather and footwear industryAmong the accessories the focus was especially on decorated buckles, intricate handles and plenty of cork.

At Premiere Classe seeking direction

2010-02-13T06:29:00.000-08:00

One would have expected great things happening in at one of France's leading accessory fair..... we definitely enjoyed the free coffee and champagne!
Thank you for visiting our stand and we look forward to seeing you in Milan at the Neo Zone - Pitti - from the 28th February to the 2dn March.

On the way to the Madeleine Vionnet exhibition

2010-02-13T06:10:00.000-08:00

With Alessandra just outside the Arts Décoratifs Museum, in Paris.

Thank you for visiting us in Milan at Pitti Immagine - NeoZone

2009-10-17T04:19:00.001-07:00

Thank you for taking the time in visiting our stand at NeoZone - Pitti Immagine - during Milan Fashion Week, September 2009. We really had fantastic time talking to you and showing you our Spring Summer eco-conscious handbag collection.

I would also like to thank Alessandra for her help and support in promoting the collection.

In Milan...waiting for the train

2009-10-15T12:56:00.000-07:00

As you may already know, I was in Milan exhibiting the handbags the NeoZone. On my way back to the hotel, while waiting for the train in the underground, I found myself wondering about the desert. Immediately, I thought about the Tozeur's trains, mentioned in Battiato and Alice song. It wasn't a dream!

In Milan.....for the next Spring Summer 2010

2009-09-09T07:17:00.000-07:00

Antonello Spring Summer 2010 collection will be shown to buyers and press at the Pitti NeoZone. follow this link for more information on the show.
You can also have a look at the video following this link: Video Pitti - Touch NeoZone Cloudnine

The handbag collection

2009-09-09T07:01:00.000-07:00

Antonello’ s handbag collection is rich in research on detailing, influenced by couture, by search for well-being and materials that are ever more eco-friendly and sophisticated.

Designer Antonello Tedde creates new meaning and usages to centuries of Sardinian aesthetic and stylistic tradition that has its roots in a time-tested handicraft culture.

The theme is inspired by Sardinian villages, from which each bag takes the name. Colours that reflect daily life and yet at the same time the mood of modern life. The black and white, the cream, orange and green with emphasis on discretion with particular attention to linear styles inspired by architecture.

La collezione

2009-09-09T07:00:00.000-07:00

La collezione Antonello, che sara' presentata a Milano NeoZone, è ancora più ricca di preziosi spunti etnici ispirati alla cultura sarda, con tessuti eseguiti rigorosamente al telaio manuale dalle tessitrici locali.

Antonello Tedde, con l’obiettivo di rimanere fedele alla propria immagine, costruita offrendo un prodotto di alta qualità artigianale nonché eco-compatibile, ha creato una borsa che ha in sé una storia.

I suoi tessuti raccontano una storia, perché realizzati localmente con lana e lino sardo, immersi nei colori naturali prodotti in Sardegna.
I suoi manici raccontano una storia perché costruiti con piante antichissime dell’isola quali il giunco e il mirto.

Le sue forme geometriche e semplici raccontano una storia, quella della creatività secolare delle ricamatrici e tessitrici isolane, e i colori (arancio, celeste, nero, verde) rispecchiano la cromaticità di una natura incontaminata e selvatica

http://www.antonellotedde.co.uk/

Autumn Winter 2009 2010 collection

2009-09-09T06:51:00.000-07:00

Antonello's Autumn Winter 2009 2010 collection is once again focused on environmental friendly materials and natural materials. For this winter season we have chosen new materials and patterns. Searching for and experimenting with new hand-woven materials has become the key issue in our ranges. These handbags are made with naturally dyed Sardinian wools woven in Samugheo (OR).

Colours and seasons

2009-07-09T09:47:00.000-07:00

Autumn/Winter

Eco-conscious luxury.

2009-06-30T08:09:00.000-07:00

Antonello's eco-friendly claims:

Manufacturing techniques. All the fabrics used are hand produced on traditional looms, this tend to use less energy. Every factory and workshop has a few fabrics on display, weaving is generally done to order.

Local natural wool . These fibres come from organic farmed sheep (conventional farming is a huge consumer of non-renewable fossil fuels. Sardinian farmers have been using organic farming for generations, this tend to use less energy).

Wools dyed locally with Sardinian plants. Antonello's exclusive 'luxury eco' line of accessories also uses sustainable yarns made with Sardinian sheep wool dyed locally with Sardinian plants.Regenerated Cotton.

Hand-woven recycled and regenerated cotton yarns are widely used in the collections.

Local linen. The linen is home grown, retted and spun

Handles made of local plants. Myrtle, flowering-rush, wild olive, canna naturally dyed.

Production processes. Fabrics and handbags are hand produced in ethically managed factories – workshops are entirely managed by womenRecycled linings and care bags.

The handbag linings are made of beautiful ends of rolls and off cuts recycled new fabrics from Sardinian textiles factories. These fabrics would usually end up in skips and landfill, to be incinerated.

Antonello in the press.

2009-06-10T09:07:00.000-07:00

Around Sardina with a needle.

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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.

The summer colour card

2009-05-09T09:57:00.000-07:00

Summer colour card with a London feel

Spring Summer moodboard

2009-04-08T03:48:00.000-07:00

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

Pibiones will change to Antonello in the Winter 2009

2009-04-08T02:13:00.000-07:00

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.

2008-09-30T01:35:00.000-07:00

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.

2008-09-30T00:14:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-09-28T01:57:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-28T01:43:00.000-07:00

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.

Ideas for my design

2008-09-28T01:28:00.000-07:00

Where do I get design ideas? The only sources are the Sardinian fabrics and my imagination. Then, I have to make sure the idea I think is so brilliant, is developed into a concrete form. I normally start studying a particular hand-woven fabric and than I start making the pattern. The most important thing is to ensure the weavers and manufacturer understand how to produce it.
I try to be present in every production phase, to correct and redefine every component and detail. For the next Spring Summer 09 collection, I have based the handbag collection on roses and geometrical patterns.

London Fashion Week - Estethica - Spring Summer 09

2008-09-23T06:08:00.000-07:00

Thank you for visiting our stand at the London Fashion Week – Estethica - Spring Summer Fashion. We really had fantastic time talking to you. We hope you enjoyed the show as much as we did. Please if you have any question about our company, our products, do not hesitate to call us! We would also like to thank Fromsomewhere team, Orsola De Castro and Filippo Ricci, for giving us the opportunity to be part of this truly unique event and for the support of the organizers.