Past, Present and Future
RF Roberto Fantoccoli 1975 is born from the desire to give a new life to RF Roberto Fantoccoli, a brand that for more than thirty years has been a guarantee of quality and innovation in the textile industry.
To understand the approach of this new-born company it’s important to relate to its founder, Roberto Fantoccoli, and his creative mind and flair that has been a partner for the best designer from the 1970s until July 2015.
Roberto, with his highly personal vision, inspired the greatest fashion minds in their work on the collection to come.
Passionate musician with an incredible eye for beauty dedicated his life to studying and creating exclusive fabrics, constantly striving to achieve new goals to ensure that nothing in his work was ever the same as anything before.
He was always guided by his indisputable technical skill, his incredible education, curiosity, and extraordinary imagination. Recently an exhibition “Lampi di Viola Bramante” has been dedicated to his work as a tribute to his huge creativity and talent.
Following Roberto’s vision, the new RF Roberto Fantoccoli 1975 focuses on creativity and innovation, without compromising its commitment to a sustainable development, a key value for the business.
1965
A young Roberto Fantoccoli starts working for his family business called SFET
1975
SFET changes the name to RF Roberto Fantoccoli
1976
Roberto registered the trademark RF Roberto Fantoccoli and commissioned the logo’s design to an Italian artist
1990
RF Roberto Fantoccoli starts its collaboration with Olmetto, a textile company based in Como
2000
RF Roberto Fantoccoli moves from the collaboration with Olmetto to start a new chapter with Clerici Tessuto, another historical company from Como
2015 - 2017
After the tragic loss of Roberto, his inseparable wife Clara, with whom he shared his life and successes, ended all their collaborations
2021
Tintseta, an historical textile company of the territory, together with Roberto’s heirs, founded the new RF Roberto Fantoccoli 1975 to relaunch the brand and give it new life, with a more modern and innovative shape
The trademark
The trademark is born from the huge creativity and talent Roberto Fantoccoli unleashed over five decades of passionate, enthralling work.
The trademark is born from the huge creativity and talent Roberto Fantoccoli unleashed over five decades of passionate, enthralling work.
His collections appeared every six months under his brand and were eagerly awaited by his fans for his highly personal vision. A vision that would inspire them in their work on the collection to come. Roberto, supported by his inseparable Clara, worked as a consultant and art director with many big European companies. He shared his knowledge and “savoir faire” with the leading international style departments from the 1970s until July 2015. He had the privilege of sharing both friendship and great experiences with some of the most interesting, leading minds in lifestyle and fashion over the last half century.
The archive
Roberto Fantoccoli was one of the first people to understand and appreciate the value of archives. He collected them with a very precise logic. He lavished almost maniacal dedication on collecting curiosities, the improbable of textiles, the use of unusual yarns and fibres, examples of masterful weaving or anything that piqued his sense of aesthetics or his thirst for knowledge. Fascinated by timeless clothing and hugely inspired by archives from the 1700s to vintage: he studied them, took them onboard, reinvented and reinterpreted them to produce the ideas inherent to his vision of the future.
Roberto Fantoccoli leaves an enormous archive which demonstrate that he was always ahead of time, technique, and trend. His archive is, and will remain, alive, current and represent a wonderful example of research and a source of inspiration.
