{"id":90083,"date":"2021-03-01T17:09:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T16:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paolalenti.spaziodemo.org\/?p=90083"},"modified":"2021-12-21T12:04:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T11:04:35","slug":"insight-twiggy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paolalenti.spaziodemo.org\/en\/insight-twiggy\/","title":{"rendered":"Paola Lenti’s filamentary philosophy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How thin must a thread be to deserve to be called Twiggy? When Paola Lenti described to me the multi-filament polypropylene yarn that she uses for her creations, I couldn\u2019t help but think of the English model from the \u201860s \u2013 although her allure holds up in spite of the years \u2013 who revolutionized the idea of wearability combined with feminine beauty. An esthetic ideal both ethereal and ironic, irremediably tied to the idea of perfection. Twiggy yarn is a potentially infinite line, harmonious, basic. It is modernity, functionality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paola Lenti did not settle for the polypropylene threads already on the market; she wanted to do something more, creating extremely thin floss-like threads less than 2 millimeters thick, impalpable threads that, united in variable numbers, can be twisted, shaped, flattened to accommodate complex weaves and used in rope-like structures that are the designer\u2019s stylistic signature. Assembling such thin threads, it is possible to play with shapes, but also with colors; scores of nuances are obtained by dying polymers in bulk (that is, dyed before being extruded), and uniting filaments of different colors with nearly endless chromatic options. And Twiggy, in particular, is an extremely thin fiber, capable of creating textile structures that, when reinforced, can replace a metal tube or a supporting element of a chair, thanks to its strength and tenacity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cords that become wicker, fabrics that become three-dimensional structures. A result obtained through years of research that have made it possible to identify the best coating process in order to cover and strengthen the Twiggy yarn, making it moldable and extremely resistant and light. Paola Lenti\u2019s Twiggy also has documented characteristics of sustainability<\/strong><\/strong>. The yarn whose technological features we have praised is plastic. That\u2019s right, widely loathed plastic. For there is no material that is more functional if you want to create objects that are durable and resistant to chemical and environmental pollution, to mold, to bacteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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