L´Arcolaio Srl

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We introduce ourselves: we are Olga, Chiara and Mariana and for a while we have the obsession for natural fibres, Jacquard fabrics and original textile products.We are the third generation of Arcolaio and the history of our weaving is the history of our family.

The Arcolaio was born in the early 50s, in a historical moment in which here in Italy there was a strong economic ferment that led to radical social transformations. Work united and nourished hopes, returning a fearless optimism to generations of women and men who wanted to leave behind the devastation of World War II.

We like to think that those sentiments pushed two young people from the province of Abruzzo, Lucia and Antonio, our grandparents, to believe that weaving would be their way of building the future they wanted and that, loom after loom, became closer and closer.The birth of our weaving, seemed like the Sign of a Time and we feel all the solemnity of this heritage. Being weavers today, makes us feel rooted in a thousand-year tradition of primary economy; it makes us feel a living part of a history that has seen the loom as a symbol of the Industrial Revolution between the second half of 700 and the first half of 800.

Weaving here in Abruzzo gives us back an identity that is not only due to a deep sense of belonging, but also to the textile tradition of this territory, linked – for historical and economic reasons – to wool, but also to ancient cultivations of linen and, above all, hemp.

The production of wool, here in Abruzzo, is responsible for the birth of the Abruzzo Blanket that for its characteristics and diffusion has been unique in Italy.This makes us feel custodians of an intangible heritage that is renewed through our hands. We choose to continue weaving exclusively with natural fibers and to work on fabric reinforcements and decorations that make sense today.

Zona Ind.le S. Atto - Loc. Mazzone , 64100 Teramo, IT
Telefon: +39 (0) 0861 587095
Webseite: www.larcolaio.it