意大利制造，英国设计 | 阿尔坎塔拉的时尚突破

Fabric manufacturer Alcantara, best known for its work with supercars and luxury interiors, has teamed up with Not Just A Label to launch its first foray into fashion, with an exhibition at London's Protein Gallery. Pictured: installation view

快车道面料制造商alcantara(通常以为法拉利和阿斯顿马丁超级跑车提供适合其高端内饰的材料而闻名)本周在伦敦与总部位于英国的设计师合作，在全球设计网络“不只是品牌”(Njl)的精心挑选下，推出了一场时装展。

这一想法是为了测试高科技豪华仿绒面革材料的多功能性，而不是它在汽车、游艇、飞机和家具中通常的修剪作用，因此阿尔坎塔拉与nja接触，建议哪些设计师应该加入该项目。NJAL首席执行官兼创始人斯特凡·西格尔(Stefan Siegel)说，重要的是，他们愿意在工作中采用新材料。就像Fannie Schiavoni一样，她以给蕾哈娜这样的大人物提供连锁邮件珠宝而闻名。他们都提出了一个想法，我们挑选了最好的十个，飞往意大利与阿尔坎塔拉的设计师合作，然后开发他们的想法。

虽然这次展览并不直接表明阿尔坎塔拉进入时装界，但首席执行官安德里亚·博拉格诺(Andrea Boragno)对它的可能性感到兴奋，他总结道：“这是一种新的、不同于阿尔坎塔拉(Alcantara)通常用途的东西，它很好，汽车行业正朝着一种更多的生活方式发展-所以这场展览提供了一种不同的观点，(或许)是一种机会。”

The idea was to test the high-tech luxury faux suede material’s versatility away from its usual trimming role in cars, yachts, aeroplanes and furniture. Pictured: bags, by Cat Potter

NJAL CEO and founder Stefan Siegel explains how it was important for any designers involved to be 'open to adopting new materials in their work'. Pictured: Jule Waibel's geometric, flower-like hanging objet d’art

Siegel continues, 'They all had to present an idea and we picked the best ten to fly to Italy to work with Alcantara’s designers to then develop their ideas.' Pictured: sculptural dress, by Kay Kwok

The results are free to view at Protein Studios’ ground-floor space in Shoreditch, and include a dramatically-structured coat with copper mesh interwoven into the Alcantara by Sadie Clayton, a beautiful geometric flower-like hanging objet d’art by Jule Waibel and an interlocking modular dress by Lazerian (pictured)

A dress by Martine Jarlgaard, with sleeve detail

While the exhibition does not directly signal Alcantara’s entry into the fashion business, CEO Andrea Boragno was excited by its possibilities

Boragno concludes, 'This is something new and different from the usual uses for Alcantara, which is good.' Pictured: dress by Sadie Clayton, neckline and sleeve detail

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