AltaRoma A.I. Re-Action: Artisanal Intelligence Meets Technology at Cinecittà

The AltaRoma fashion event in Rome featured the A.I. Artisanal Intelligence project, curated by Clara Tosi Pamphili and Alessio de’ Navasques, at Cinecittà studios. The exhibition, titled A.I. Re-Action, served as a base camp for young designers experimenting with sportswear and work uniforms, blending traditional craftsmanship with technology. Curator Tosi Pamphili described it as a field for selecting fashion through research by designers who studied and produce in Italy, using traditional and technical fabrics. The installation included tents symbolizing the nomadism of fashion, with artist Erica Curci presenting Excuvia, a bio-material project creating fabric from bacteria. Heritage pieces from Alfredo Grassi, a textile company since 1925, were displayed, alongside cinematic casts from Macchinarium, which produced heads for Gucci's Milan show. Other participants included Alama, using recycled materials; GR10K; FieldCandy with a tent by Chiara Cola; M140 by Michele Canziani and Stefano Ghidotti; Aigerim Kairat from Istituto Marangoni; Vitelli using Vicenza yarns from Loro Piana, Zegna Baruffa, and Linea Più; Nicola Spinelli's Claustrum; Giorgia Andreazza; Valentina Ortiz from Polimoda; Bingua Mao from IED Milan; and Alessia Panza and Giorgia Pizzella from IED Rome. Co-curator de’ Navasques emphasized that artisanship and technology combine to address contemporary fears, with designers creating posthuman, mutant clothing that mixes work, military, and sportswear styles.