OUR FELT

HERITAGE & SUSTAINIBILITY

Warm, light, breathable, insulating: felt has always been appreciated for these qualities. It was used by the Greeks and Romans for clothing, headgear, and cloaks. Apparently the name derives from the city of Feltre, an outpost of the Roman Empire known for its wool processing and trade. Each civilization has adapted it to its own needs, producing it from the fleece of many animals, from goats to camels, rabbits, and beavers, for the most diverse purposes (the Mongols use it for their typical tents, the yurts).

Since the 90's Lanificio Bigagli has refined its offer of felts, to the point of making it its flagship product, providing tailor-made advice to customers looking for this non-woven fabric. Bigagli felts are made of "mulesing-free" wool, RWS - Responsible Wool Standard certified wool, synthetic fibers, and regenerated fibers. They are available in a wide range of colors, plain, mélange, in natural or bright tones, as well as with different effects, patterns, and applications.

The company's long technological research has made it possible to replace the traditional felting operation with an industrial process of carding and subsequent needle punching, which makes the felt particularly compact and dense. Compared to the traditional process, Bigagli's technique has eliminated the use of water and has therefore allowed further savings in the name of sustainability.

A product that boasts an extreme versatility, to the point it even took part in the Biennale Architettura 2021: Lanificio Bigagli in fact donated the felt for the installation "How to Begin Again: An Initiation Towards Unitary Urbanism" by the collective Cohabitation Strategies .