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08/07/2026

More on Vitelli “NO-FOLK. Hacking the vernacular” exhibition in this beautiful feature by Margherita Cuccia on Artribune 💚 big thanks Art Tribune for this opportunity and Tita for writing down our too-long conversation about (almost) 10 years of Vitelli practice 🦋 cover picture: Mauro Simionato and Shyam Badan Shrestha by Majime Ukiyo at Nepal Knotcraft Centre

27/06/2026

Inside Vitelli “NO-FOLK” collection

Collage 9 | KATHMANDU WEAVE SWEATER

Fibers: Raw h**p yarn, nettle fiber yarn; natural dyes

Hand-weaving technique: counter twine “Kathmandu” weave

Construction: 4 rectangular panels, tailored on mannequin; panels joined through the knotting of their selvage fringes

Textile by Nepal Knotcraft Centre
Moulage Giulia Chelotti

Img Melania Dalle Grave DSL Studio

25/06/2026

Inside Vitelli “NO-FOLK” collection

Collage 6 | KATHMANDU WEAVE DRESS

Fibers: Raw h**p yarn, nettle fiber yarn; natural dyes
Hand-weaving technique: counter twine “Kathmandu” weave
Construction: 2 rectangular panels, tailored on a mannequin; panels joined through the knotting of their selvage fringes

Textile by Nepal Knotcraft Centre
Moulage Giulia Chelotti

Img Melania Dalle Grave DSL Studio

24/06/2026

Vitelli NO-FOLK zine details
Edition of 50
designed by Enrico Manganaro with images by Melania Dalle Grave DSL Studio

Distributed for free during the opening night of “NO-FOLK. Hacking the vernacular” exhibition as part of T.nua Craftsmanship Program 2025-2026

The exhibition is open through October.
NEXT OPEN DAY: July 1st — please DM if you like to visit💚

VITELLI .nua_collective

17/06/2026

Inside Vitelli “NO-FOLK” collection

Collage 5 | KNOTS KNIT TOP + SMALL-LOOM SKIRT

Fibers: Regenerated cashmere (spinning-process leftover fiber); polyamide elastic yarn (deadstock); raw h**p yarn, nettle fiber yarn, banana fiber yarn; natural dyes
Machine knitting technique: pleated “smock” stitch
Hand-weaving technique: countered twine “Kathmandu” weave

Construction, Knots Knit Top: 2 rectangular panels, hand-knotted with hand-twisted banana fiber rope

Construction, Small-Loom Skirt: 1 rectangular panel woven on a small loom, joined with hand-twisted banana fiber rope

Textile by Nepal Knotcraft Centre and

Moulage Giulia Chelotti

Img Melania Dalle Grave DSL Studio

16/06/2026

Inside Vitelli “NO-FOLK” collection

Collage 3 | SCUDO DRESS

Fibers: Polyamide and silk yarn (deadstock); Nepali raw cashmere; undyed cotton yarn; silk yarn; natural thatch grass.
Machine knitting technique: tubular polyamide “coiling” knit, silk yarn.
Hand-loom weaving technique: Dhaka.
Hand coiling technique: feather-stitch coiling, half-vase-shaped shell.

Construction: 1 knitted rectangular panel, moulage on mannequin. 1 rectangular Dhaka-woven panel. Coiled shell suspended on the side

Creative direction Mauro Simionato
Textile development Nepal Knotcraft Centre and Dhaka weaving by Aama Atelier Kathmandu
Moulage Giulia Chelotti

Img Melania Dalle Grave DSL Studio

16/06/2026

Inside Vitelli “NO-FOLK” collection

Collage 2 | KATHMANDU WEAVE BLAZER

Fibers: Raw h**p yarn, nettle fiber yarn; natural dyes.
Hand-weaving technique: countered twine “Kathmandu” weave
Construction: 4 rectangular panels, tailored on a mannequin; panels joined through the knotting of their selvage fringes, crochet stichting

Creative direction Mauro Simionato
Textile development Nepal Knotcraft Centre
Tailoring

Img Melania Dalle Grave DSL Studio

15/06/2026

Inside Vitelli “NO-FOLK” collection

Collage 1 | MACRAMÉ SHAWL-DRESS

Fibers: Raw h**p yarn, nettle fiber yarn; tie-dyed fringes
Hand-knotting technique: macramé knot
Construction: 1-piece “Nepali shawl”, moulage on mannequin

Creative direction Mauro Simionato
Textile development Nepal Knotcraft Centre
Moulage Giulia Chelotti

Img Melania Dalle Grave DSL Studio

12/06/2026

Vitelli “NO-FOLK. Hacking the Vernacular” is now open at T.nua Lab, via Carlo Boncompagni 44, as part of “A T.NUA Exhibition 02”

The show is the result of a research project conducted by Vitelli between Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 for T.NUA Craftsmanship Program .nua_collective
Developed in collaboration with the Knotcraft Centre in Kathmandu Nepal Knotcraft Centre and the Rimaglio workshop in Milan the project brought into dialogue Nepali weavers and Italian knitters on the matter of textile manipulation, exploring the vernacular through embodied knowledge and computational intelligence and revealing that “the material world is nothing but information, and information is nothing but material”. As a form of anonymous collective intelligence, the vernacular is not merely traditional but a distributed mode of knowledge embedded in materials and technologies. It is alive and ongoing. We conceived the “hacking” of the vernacular as an experiment of collective de-anonymization. Through an intricate use of natural fibers and yarn leftovers, we created a series of fabrics that introduce moments of singularity within otherwise anonymous forms of well-crafting: non-functional constructions, intentional “errors”, inefficient programming, and other subversive gestures that reveal the presence of the producer and the uniqueness of the product.
The exhibition presents a collection of textile collages engaging in a transformative relationship with clothing, or a questioning stance toward technocracy in our industry. On view through October 2026. Visits are by appointment, to be scheduled on selected dates: please DM or write to [email protected]

VITELLI TEAM: creative direction Mauro Simionato moulage and composition by Giulia Chelotti sartorial contribution .aman Special contribution by Dhaka weaving Aama.craft project assistant

KNOTCRAFT CENTRE TEAM: Director Shyan Badan Shrestha head of project Maya Rai weaving team Arugna, Sunita, Juna, Jayanti, Samita and Sabina

RIMAGLIO TEAM: creative direction Giulia Bortoli
programming by

Installation views Melania Dalle Grave DSL Studio

09/06/2026

ZINE GIVEAWAY tonight in the occasion of the opening of “NO-FOLK. Hacking the vernacular” an exhibition by VITELLI for .nua_collective Craftsmanship Program featuring

Join us from 6pm to 9pm at T.nua Lab and get a copy - limited edition of 50, first come first served 💚
Via Carlo Boncompagni 44

Indirizzo

Via Felice Casati 32
Milan
20124

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