Raffaella Polverini

Editor, writer, expert in workshops and creative writing classes. Some of my publications are Il sogno di Bilù (Bilù’s Dream), Il cugino Roxio (Cousin Roxio) and Un nuovo gioco (A New Game) for children, La scuola è finita! and Interior device for young adult, and Tessiture, a journey between words and art.
I leads the publishing house Kaba edizioni, specialised in children’s and young adult’s books, and the Al3vie brand for adults, with non-fiction, poetry and fiction on topics such as gender, religion, eating disorders, history, politics and disability.
I created the website Leggimileggi, a virtual piazza open to all with a focus on the younger generations and schools to welcome and share works, writings, poems, reviews, games and a newspaper.
I curate the cultural blog CartaVetro and the valuable work of the Editorial Team.

Barbara Pavan

Independent curator and explorer of textile languages in their artistic expressions.  
I specialize in the promotion and curatorship of exhibitions and have built a rich path of collaborations with galleries, institutions, and public administrations. My work focuses on research in textile art, fiber art, and embroidery art within the realm of contemporary art, exploring the deep connections between techniques, materials, expressive forms, and experimentation. I am here to build bridges between the artist’s gesture and the observer’s gaze, narrating creative paths and processes.  
I have curated exhibitions, catalogs, and publications, talks and conferences, contributed to specialized magazines and as a jury member in international contests. In essence, I love intertwining stories, threads, and visions within the space of contemporaneity.  

Elena Redaelli

A visual artist and researcher.

I seamlessly combine material experimentation with in-depth theoretical inquiry, drawing inspiration from new materialism and an ecological perspective on the creative process. My artistic practice spans public and participatory art, environmental projects, and site-responsive interventions, incorporating extended durations, manual labour, craft techniques, and organic processes.
Through artist residencies, biennials, and exhibitions around the globe, I have cultivated an approach that integrates sustainability and collective participation, continually pushing the boundaries of textile and fibre art. As the founder of collaborative initiatives like the ZAC collective,I remain at the forefront of advancing research and promoting contemporary fibre art, fostering innovative spaces for dialogue and discovery.

Eleonora Giglione

Philosophy teacher and multidisciplinary artist under the pseudonym Isobel Blank.
After countless adventurous journeys, I currently live and work in Turin.
I am here to explore the boundaries between fibers and narratives, textures, and woven stories. Writing is the root of worlds, first and foremost, my own. It is a necessary art to shape ideas, reflect the invisible, and maintain the thread.
If I had to summarize, I spend my time investigating signs in an empty space.
Among my publications, “Il respiro diagonale, lettere sparse” – published in Or Not Magazine n.14, a contemporary art monographic magazine (Arsprima Edizioni, 2018, Milan).

Maria Rosaria Roseo  

Independent editor and passionate explorer of contemporary textile languages.  
After years as a managing editor and writer for magazines and publications specializing in fiber art and textile art with national and international reach, I am a curious investigator of weaves and the interconnections of textile narratives.  
Writing allows me to weave connections in turn, delve deeper, translate, and uncover the essence of new textile languages in art. I explore and narrate the traces of threads and materials in the realm of contemporary art.  
My interests include American art quilting, the textile avant-garde of East Asia, and the Americas. I write to give voice to artists who challenge the boundaries of textile art.  

Susanna Cati 

Eclectic artist, I make experimentation a vital necessity, navigating through diverse techniques and materials. 
Graduate at the Academy of Costume and Fashion in Rome, I designed stage props and costumes at the Teatro Argentina in Rome, under the guidance of extraordinary mentors such as Lele Luzzati and Giovanni Licheri. Later captivated by the world of fashion, I worked for years in the style departments of prominent French and Italian companies, earning recognition in specialized magazines for the “elegance of the line” in my fashion illustrations (Donna Vogue). Subsequently, I dedicated myself to textile design, starting with weaving and eventually embracing fiber art.  
I continue to experiment, delve, filter, and rework so that all these experiences transform into something new, opening up fresh creative perspectives.  
I am drawn to those “curious” borderline topics between fashion, costume, and various artistic expressions that often share common roots. All of them possess the ability to anticipate and influence cultural trends.