MANUSA KNIT LAB

MANUSA is a social cooperative that combines textile crafts with ethical and social values.

TEXTILE CRAFT

WE BELIEVE IN THE HONEST VALUE OF HANDMADE PRODUCTS

For this reason, we have invested in using locally typical traditional manual techniques, creating products that illustrate the pathways of social redemption, stylistic research, and quality.

What we do

Work Ethic

OUR PRODUCTS ARE NOT JUST BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE BUT ALSO ETHICALLY SUSTAINABLE

We employ socially fragile people in the production, encouraging pathways to growth that enhance personal resources and lead to a rediscovery of their creative skills.

Our philosophy

What we do

WE PRODUCE HIGH-QUALITY ARTISANAL PRODUCE USING TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES

Development of prototypes and original processes. Implementation of small, third-party production. Creative experiments on special materials and projects..

Hand Embroidery

Knitted and Crocheted Works

MAGLIERIA

Production using manual 3, 5, 7 and 12 gauge knitting machines
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WORK-STUDY SESSIONS

Laboratory

These work-education training sessions are designed to help the beneficiaries construct the pathways to growth and empowerment that go hand in hand with the acquisition of technical and professional skills, thus raising employability levels that will assist them in their job search.

Project CORAL

Project CORAL – a workshop to introduce hand-weaving activities using ...
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Tailoring

The design and manufacture of products using textiles, with particular ...
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Cooking

Preparation of dishes and baked goods, with particular attention to ...
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Horticulture

Creation of a kitchen garden with seasonal, open-field crops that ...
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Knitwear

A pathway to entrepreneurial training by developing the necessary professional ...
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News

Manusa @ Pitti Filati 2019

MANUSA will be exhibiting and invites you at Pitti Immagine Filati 84 24 – 25 – 26 January at Fortezza ...
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Holy Contract

Show produced by Urban – Think Tank and Theatre4change, Cape Town, South Africa – September 2016 Barbara Guarducci had the ...
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Manusa at Pitti Filati 2018

Manusa worked with the trend designers at Pitti Filati 2018 to create original, highly crafted fabrics using yarns from the ...
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CLASS eco hub

Manusa manufactured hand-embroidered cushions for the event An Evening of Smart Innovation. Held in New York in March 2018, it ...
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Repairs at the Villa

Has your favorite sweater lost its vitality? Does it have any little holes? Don’t throw it away!! Restore it! Make ...
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Tum Tum The Heart Collection

In 2016 and 2017, Manusa was one of the Tuscan social cooperatives to partner with Unicoop Firenze in creating handmade ...
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