EXCLUSIVE TAILOR-MADE
— A combination of special surface finishes, colours and designs, providing endless possibilities for customizing the product.
Printing, perforation, laser-cutting, foils and resins, embroidery, electro-welding, embossing, engraving and weaving are just some of the effects Alcantara offers, as well as pairings with other luxury materials, from fabrics to leather, wood to carbon fibre. Add to this an infinite palette of colours, often created specifically for the application in question, as well as a host of different designs and patterns, and the potential for customizing the material is almost infinite.
Alcantara is a versatile brand which can evolve and change to meet the needs of the market, and to satisfy even the most challenging and extreme requests. For us, “exclusive tailor-made” means exploiting the extraordinary possibilities of material to create an infinite number of “languages”, expressions and exclusive solutions, meeting the specific needs of each of our customers. All this make the material unique and extraordinary.
Y’s Alcantara
A dress featuring hand-woven net crafted from Alcantara cord was made for the Autumn/Winter 2019 capsule collection created in collaboration with Y’s, the first brand founded by Yohji Yamamoto.
Microsoft Surface
Thanks to its technical characteristics, Alcantara was used alongside other materials to dress the Surface Laptop and the Surface Pro.
BMW i8
Here, custom-printed Alcantara was combined with other materials, with striking colour contrasts. From purple to orange and yellow to green, this one-off model was designed to express the artistic and cultural style of the Memphis Design movement both on the bodywork and in the interior of the car. It was made by the creative hub at Garage Italia Customs, and presented at the Salone del Mobile 2017 event.
LGR glasses
With side flaps in dark brown Alcantara, a nod to racing-inspired car cockpit. The glasses evoke the interiors and exteriors of the Lancia Delta Futurista.
Velorapida
Alcantara was used here to dress various parts of the bicycle particularly subject to wear. The frame, hand grips and saddle are all crafted from black Alcantara, embellished with hand-stitched contrasting white thread.
Even the battery is hidden in a stylish Alcantara bag on the front of the bike. The bicycle was exhibited during the launch of the thearsenale.com platform on the Italian market.
