Alcova 2022

Photos © Mattia Parodi

The PINTON archives are a precious resource from both a historical and artistic point of view. But Charlotte and Pauline, the founders of the Polcha collective, have used them beyond their documentary value. True to their approach of reusing materials to recreate, reinvent and remodel, Polcha used elements or scraps of carpets and tapestries from the PINTON Manufacture collection to create their own tapestry, Evolution 00005. This collaboration between Polcha and PINTON responds to their respective concerns about the environment. During Milan’s Design Week, this tapestry was exhibited by the Alcova network, which takes up its exhibition space in the extraordinary site of Milan’s former military centre. The public was able to discover the entire Evolution furniture collection created by the two young women, as well as the works of other emerging artists and world-renowned designers. This year’s focus was on research and development in the field of materials, technologies and sustainable production.