Missoni Italian Midcentury Carpet from Ythe 80's

Name: Missoni Italian Midcentury Carpet from Ythe 80's
Brand: MissoniHome
Price: 3828.38 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Original carpet from the Missoni Casa collection which in the eighties was produced by T&J Vestor which is now based in the factories of Golasecca (Varese) on the banks of the Ticino, where it was founded in 1921. In 1983, textile products made under license from the Missoni Home line were introduced. and this is one of the most traditional designs, the colors and the floral motif are a gamble of combinations in the never banal style of the Italian Mason. The large rug is made with hand / machine technique in pure wool. n 1960 Missoni clothes began to appear in fashion magazines. In 1962 Ottavio and his wife began to use the Rachel sewing machine, which had been created for making shawls, to create clothes that were colorful and light. This innovation decreed the commercial success of the line. Anna Piaggi, the famous fashion journalist with undisputed talent-scouting skills, notices Ottavio and Rosita Missoni's creations. She will follow them with growing interest, season after season. In 1966 the first fashion show takes place at the Teatro Gerolamo in Milan: it is a great success. A year later in April, Ottavio and Rosita are featured for the first time at the Pitti Palace in Florence. Rosita, just before the models go out on the catwalk, notices that they are not wearing underwear of the proper color and makes them take it off. Under the spotlight, the knitted garments become transparent. However, the idea is not understood and the following year, just as Yves Saint Laurent in Paris is launching his famous nude look, the Missonis are no longer invited to the Pitti. They present their collection at the Solari Pool, with a memorable aquatic fashion show. In the same year they took their creations to Paris and were successful there as well. In April 1969 the U.S. magazine Woman's Wear Daily devotes its opening page to Missoni, and the following year the Bloomingdale's department store in New York opens a Missoni boutique inside their large building. It is the first in the United States. In April Ottavio and Rosita successfully present in Florence a collection that defines a new graphic interpretation of women's and men's clothing. This is the new style that Americans would later christen "put together." In 1971 Ottavio presents a collection with the famous "patchworks" in Cortina, and newspapers begin to compare his color compositions to works of contemporary art. The house collaborates in these years with textile artists such as Kaffe Fassett. In September 1973 the Missonis receive the prestigious Neiman Marcus Fashion Award in Dallas, the equivalent of the Academy Award in the field of fashion. The following year the Missonis left Florence and the Pitti and decided to present their collections in Milan. In 1975 Renato Cardazzo organizes a solo exhibition for Ottavio at Il Naviglio Gallery in Venice: his fabrics are put on display as paintings. In 1976 the first boutique was opened in Milan, and in 1979 the Lombard capital awarded Ottavio the gold medal for civil valor. It is only the first in a long series of awards, national and international. In 1983, Missoni made the stage costumes for that year's La Scala premiere of Lucia di Lammermoor. In the same year he was awarded the San Giusto d'Oro prize by the Friuli Venezia Giulia chroniclers, and in 1986 he was given the honor of Commendatore della Repubblica. In October 1987 a Missoni version of the Autobianchi Y10 was created, based on the Fire LX model. It differs from the other models in that it has an exclusive metallic Blu Memphis color, a designer-designed color matching interior and velvet seat fabric; electric windows and central locking are standard equipment. Outside, to recognize the car, there is a "Missoni" sticker on the rear sides. Ottavio Missoni participated in one of the many commercials advertising the Y10 in those years with the slogan "Y10. People like it." Characteristic of Missoni is that he does not take himself or his craft too seriously. A classic saying of his is, "to dress badly you don't need to follow fashion, but it helps." Missoni has never talked about his colleagues: on the Chiambretti Night show he said, "Don't ask me about fashion, I don't know anything about it, nor about my colleagues, I don't know them well, I just say hello." And about his clothes, "I don't buy designer clothes, I wear what I like. When I was invited to the Quirinal I needed a smokin. Since I don't make that stuff, I went into Armani and bought one."

Creator:

MissoniHome (Fashion House),Missoni (Designer)

Dimensions:

Width: 118.12 in (300 cm)Length: 78.75 in (200 cm)

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Wool

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

1980-1989

Date of Manufacture:

1984

Condition:

Seller Location:

bari, IT

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU4076329249582

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In 1953, Ottavio “Tai” (1921–2013) and Rosita (b. 1931) Missoni opened a small knitwear shop in Gallarate, Italy, paving the way for what would become an iconic style of colorful chevron knit.

Missoni began with a tracksuit, which featured zippers down the legs because, as Rosita recalls it, “Tai was too lazy to take off his shoes when putting them on.” The couple’s fashion really took off, though, once they discovered the Raschel knitting machine on a trip to a shawl factory. The machine enabled the Missonis to knit multiple colors in a zigzag pattern, a motif that would go on to become synonymous with the Missoni brand across everything from its alluring vintage day dresses and sweaters to its purses, seating and rugs.

Missoni held its first fashion show in Florence in 1967 and caused a bit of a sensation when the models’ Lurex dresses proved translucent under the lights at the Pitti Palace. Scandal aside, the show went down in history as a hit, and the Missonis soon made their debut in the United States with the help of legendary fashion editor Diana Vreeland, who gave the variegated Missoni stripe the Vogue seal of approval, saying, “Who says a rainbow has seven colors? It has many shades.” (It was also Vreeland who reportedly introduced the Missonis to Neiman Marcus president Stanley Marcus, effectively shepherding the brand to the American market.)

Missoni’s many-shaded rainbow would soon become an emblem of the 1970s fashion scene, earning the brand a permanent place in the fashion canon. In 1973, the New York Times proclaimed: “Missoni’s weaved garments have ended up universal materialistic trifles, as Vuitton sacks and Gucci shoes.”

The brand branched into the home market in 1983, with Rosita overseeing this new venture, which included furniture, textiles and accessories. Daughter Angela succeeded her mother at the helm of the brand, where she still serves as president and creative director today; her brother Luca is CEO, while her daughter Margherita is creative director of offshoot M Missoni.

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