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METAPHOR: TECHNOLOGY IN KNITWEAR

06 Oct 2021

Metaphor, a historic company in the Carpi textile district becomes part of Gruppo Florence despite the recent bankruptcy. In this way, the precious know-how of the company that produces high-end knitwear for the main international luxury brands is preserved, relying on the expertise of 40 highly qualified employees and 40 latest generation weaving machines.

The three investors of the Gruppo Florence, sponsor of the initiative, VAM Investments, Italian Investment Fund ed Italmobiliare, are ready to support the relaunch of the company with capital and skills through an investment plan aimed at recovering market shares and bringing it back to its historic success.

Technology in knitwear

IDENTIKIT

Metaphor it is the result of a long journey that began in 1935 in Belgium, in Verviers, one of the capitals of the wool industry of the XVIII and XIX centuries. But it is in Italy, and more precisely in Carpi, in a region recognized all over the world for its textile know-how, that Metaphor has established its headquarters and its main laboratories.

Today Metaphor is a company specialized in the production of knitwear for luxury brands, which thanks to the use of advanced machinery and skilled labor, is able to offer a wide range of weaving techniques.

Its qualified professionals support the stylists from the choice of materials, to the design of prototypes up to the production and delivery of the collections.

The new CEO of Metaphor, Massimiliano Tosi says: “We consider ourselves extremely fortunate to be joining the Gruppo Florence which, in less than a year, has managed to become one of the points of reference for the entire luxury chain in Italy. I am convinced that our team will be able to live up to the trust that our investors and our customers place in the quality of Metaphor products”.