C&C Milano merges the past and present in latest collection of fabrics 'Iconica'

Italian textile manufacturers, known for their refined taste and quality fabrics emanating from Southern European aesthetics, produce some of the best decor items in the market today. C&C Milano, a direct product of the two founders and their family’s heritage in textile tradition, eventually opened its first Milanese showroom in Via della Spiga, focusing on decorative fabrics like linens, silks, and finished products for the bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom. The Italian brand founded by Piero and Emanuele Castellini, introduces a mix of architecture and textiles to the world of home design. Piero Castellini Baldissera, an architect and interior designer noted for reimagining interior spaces in old homes, has a virtuosic eye for colour, material selection, and furniture design. Emanuele Castellini, on the other hand, comes from a family experience in textile design that began with his grandfather and has specialised expertise in the domain of textile design production for functional use. C&C Milano textiles were formed in 1996 with a Mediterranean aesthetic in mind, presenting Italy’s refined taste and craftsmanship in '‘Made in Italy’ products.

Showcasing the best of Italian craftsmanship through handmade work on fabrics, wall coverings, carpets, and accessories, C&C Milano ensured a sense of refinement in its processes, right from spinning and weaving to finishing. The collection, Iconica, which merges the past and the present marks C&C Milano’s latest launch, and is a range that employs classic motifs on various types of fabrics, dictating innovative artistic ways. The products from this collection can be used to adorn both interior and exterior spaces.

Iconica’s myriad pieces such as Sir Cardo; Nisida, Driade, and Ortigia; Carrara; Rua; Arsenale; Faro depict a fusion of motifs and contemporary fabrics, which is now associated with C&C Milano’s signature artistic style. The Sir Cardo range expands on popular patterns like Pied de Poule and Prince of Wales motifs, in beige. The range is available in six different hues that are “versatile to dress both a simple scheme and simultaneously sit with any elegant setting,” according to the designers. Nisida, Driade, and Ortigia present new options for bedspreads, by reinterpreting geometric and floral patterns with matelassé cotton, a type of cotton fabric that has a raised pattern, resulting in a quilted look.

Carrara and Carrara Millerighe are pure linen, with bright colours on a natural and ivory background. The Rua range, on the other hand, includes—bright colours in a Samurai geometric micro-pattern, Safari abstract lines, Pipistrello animal motif, Chopper and Scooter with botanical decor, and Cerbero. For the Arsenale designs, C&C Milano’s deckchair stripe has been developed into masculine and elegant colours, lending it a much bolder look. C&C Milano, through its latest launch, manufactures a timeless range of products whose elegance would never get lost in the coming advancements of the future, a range of products whose usage is versatile in nature. It demonstrated creative ways to combine contemporary and traditional materials and designs, reaffirming that the past heritage would not be lost while respecting current changes.

Text by Pratishtha Vashishth