Being held on September 29 and 30 at Milano Convention Centre, the 56th edition of Filo has a new area exclusively dedicated to knitting.

The exhibition has an area particularly designed for turning the spotlights on knitwear sector and its specific creativity and it is being called ‘Un filo per la maglia’ (a yarn for knitwear). More space is given to fibres too with the world leading companies in the production of natural and synthetic man-made fibres: Asahi Kasei and Lenzing.

The 56th edition of Filo, the international exhibition of yarns and fibres exhibits yarns, fibres, and very high-quality materials, for the top-of-the-range industry, produced by companies whose keywords are sustainability, research and innovation.

Exhibtion hall for the 56th edition of Filo has a different layout, designed for giving even more visibility to products.There are two catalogues available for visitors: a general one and a “green” one, including companies participating in FiloFlow project. The Trend Area is also doubled: the classic one and the one dedicated to FiloFlow companies, at the centre of the Sustainability Area. Two exhibitions complete the program for the 56th edition of Filo. The first one consists in an installation by Cittadellarte-FondazionePistoletto in cooperation with a company from Biella: a suspended Third Paradise, coming to life thanks to visitors’ involvement.

The second one is Ricucireilfuturo – Omaggio a Chanel. This is an exhibition which has been totally created and developed by the students attending ITS TAM Biella, and it is at the same time a tribute to C