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Although the company continued to flourish in the 1980s, supplying flashy prints to designers like Gianni Versace, the minimalist '90s were another story. By 1989 the Ratti business had gone public, but despite Signor Ratti's attempt to branch out?adding jerseys, silk blends and facilities specializing in yarn-dyed silks?it was tough for a company famous for ebullient prints to thrive in a decade devoted to dour black...
Founded in 1945 by Antonio Ratti, the printmaker and silk weaver has become the go-to source for luxury houses and avant-garde designers in search of something unique and extraordinary. "They're ready and open to all new experimentation," says Miuccia Prada, who works constantly with Ratti to develop her prints?anything from the hand-drawn Art Nouveau organdy prints for spring to the postcard-inspired kitschy prints of several seasons ago. "Ratti stands out for its constant work of research and archives," says Fulvia Visconti, vice president of Salvatore Ferragamo. Ralph Lauren stresses the importance of Ratti...
Indeed, ever since Antonio Ratti borrowed $5 from his father to open his eponymous company, Ratti has been printing everything from silk pocket squares to couture fabrics for a long roster of creative talent. The postwar years were a new era for Italian textiles?a renaissance of color and patterns after so much gray and black?and Ratti said his aim was to build a company that was both commercial and creative. Designing and printing ties at first, Ratti added scarves, pocket squares and ascot ties, quickly developing a reputation for and love of paisleys?one of the most complicated...
Sitting under a vast photograph of her father's hand?"My father was always very careful about how he touched silk"?Ratti is ensconced in her office in the new headquarters, built in 1999. Like her father, Ratti is a sharp businessperson with a passion for the creative process. She pays frequent visits to clients like John Galliano at Dior and listens to their ideas and vision to glean ideas of her own. "You listen a lot, but you also propose a lot," she says. Depending on the designer Ratti is dealing with, it can go either way. Some...
...work demonstrates his readiness to have it received in a number of ways. Throughout the lecture, he emphasized his desire to produce objective art. The lecture started off with a sepia-toned childhood photograph of Koons fondling a box of crayons. Now grown-up and clad in a flashy silk suit, he explained that his art career started at the age of seven, when he began combining Popsicle sticks with an artistic flair, sometimes throwing in crayon drawings if he so desired. He soon realized that his talent exceeded that of his sister, and the newfound sense of superiority gave...