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The two members of Formafantasma take their dog, Terra, for a walk in the streets of Milan. The second largest city in Italy, Milan is also known as the capital of Northern Italy.

At the entrance of the studio. Both of them are wearing Goldwin’s items made with Brewed Protein™ fibers.

Simone Farresin (left) and Andrea Trimarchi (right) are life and work partners. They met at university and founded Formafantasma in 2009. Their work is part of the collection of MoMA and other prestigious museums in the world.

"My dog Terra is very sweet and friendly!" Terra means earth in Italian.

Formafantasma's studio was originally a printing factory. With many windows and high ceilings, it is a wide, open space.

Andrea Trimarchi is the decision maker of Formafantasma.

Simone Farresin is a thinker who always tries to expand the possibilities of Formafantasma's projects.

Left image: on the window shelf, samples from past projects and materials from current research. Right image: a view from a small resting place in the maisonette part of the studio. In the foreground, Wire-line, a lighting fixture designed by Formafantasma.

The greens were grown in their Amsterdam studio, before moving to Milan.

Regenerative Circle with Formafantasma for Goldwin

PHOTOGRAPHY by Alessandro Furchino Capria CREATIVE DIRECTION & EDIT by Takuhito Kawashima of partners studio

Formafantasma is a duo of designers based in Milan. Simone Farresin and Andrea Trimarchi’s practice is motivated by questions like: “What if we could no longer extract petroleum? What if the current manufacturing resources were not available anymore?”

Among their creations, a vase made of “plastic from the future,” a combination of plant sap and other materials; vessels made of agricultural waste mixed with flour that can be returned to the soil; mirrors and glass made from lava...

Their design is not necessarily practical or functional. Rather, it encourages our imagination to change our lifestyles, by questioning the meaning and origins of materials. Formafantasma believes that tradition, craftsmanship, and local handicrafts are essential to create such products. Naturally, their practice resonates with the next-generation material Brewed Protein™, developed by Goldwin in collaboration with SPIBER, to replace animal-derived, plant-derived, and synthetic materials. The garments made with this new material are not just protection from the weather, injuries, and dirt. Those garments open our minds to new possibilities.

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