Spiber says its collaboration with Italian mills mark a major milestone in the advancement of sustainable luxury materials and showcase the potential of Brewed Protein fibres in various high-end applications.

The collaborative fabrics and yarns are now available for purchase and custom development.

Marzotto Wool Manufacturing has collaborated with Spiber to unveil a fabric blending 30% Spiber’s Brewed Protein fibres with 70% wool for the first time after approximately two years of joint development. The fabric, suitable for suiting, is now available for purchase.

Italian spinning mill Filatura Papi Fabio has engaged Spiber to produce its first yarn products, featuring blends of Spiber’s Brewed Protein fibres and RWS Ultrafine wool. The yarns, suitable for knitting and weaving applications, are now available for purchase.

RD Gruppo Florence and Spiber have begun collaborating on synergic technical research with the aim of giving concrete form to sustainable luxury fashion, unveiling their first women’s and men’s prototypes at Pitti Filati made by some of the group’s companies: Mely’s Maglieria, Antica Valserchio and Ideal Blue.

The womenswear prototype is knitted by Mely’s Maglieria with Brewed Protein yarns, developed in synergy with VIMAR1991. Brewed Protein fibres, wool, polyamide, and cashmere-blended fancy yarns have been custom-developed to enhance the aesthetic features of the material, opening new possibilities in the personalisation of garments and their components.

The menswear prototype is woven by Antica Valserchi with Brewed Protein yarns. The prototypes are manufactured by Ideal Blue. The jacquard fabric is produced with the “Graphic Mapping” technique, considering the placement of the graphics on patterns to minimise waste and evolve the production process, elevating the engineering content from a product point of view.

The fabrics and yarns used in these prototypes are now available for custom development.