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| name = Vitale Barberis Canonico S.p.A.
| name = Vitale Barberis Canonico S.p.A.
| logo = Logo-Vitale Barberis Canonico.jpg
| logo = Logo-Vitale Barberis Canonico.jpg
| logo_size = 250px
| type = ''[[Società per azioni]]''
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]] ([[Società per azioni|S.p.A.]])
| industry = [[Textile manufacturing|Textiles]]
| industry = [[Textile industry|Textiles]]
| founded = 1663
| founded = {{start date and age|1663}}
| hq_location_city = [[Pratrivero]]
| hq_location_city = [[Pratrivero]]
| hq_location_country = Italy
| hq_location_country = Italy
| website = {{url|https://vitalebarberiscanonico.it/}}
| website = {{URL|https://vitalebarberiscanonico.com/}}
}}
}}
[[File:Reparto-tessitura.jpg|thumb|The fabric mill in the 1940s]]
[[File:Reparto-tessitura.jpg|thumb|The fabric mill in the 1940s]]
'''Vitale Barberis Canonico''' is an [[Economy of Italy|Italian]] [[fabric mill]] that was established in 1663.<ref>[http://www.vitalebarberiscanonico.com/ Vitale Barberis Canonico]</ref> It is located in [[Pratrivero]], about 50 miles north of [[Turin]] in the northern [[Biella]] region.<ref>[[Suitsupply]] [http://us.suitsupply.com/en_US/vitale-barberis-canonico.html Vitale Barberis Canonico]</ref>
'''Vitale Barberis Canonico''' ('''VBC''') is an [[Economy of Italy|Italian]] [[fabric mill]] that was established in 1663.<ref>[http://www.vitalebarberiscanonico.com/ Vitale Barberis Canonico]</ref> It is located in [[Pratrivero]], about 50 miles northeast of [[Turin]] in the [[Piedmont]] region of [[northwest Italy]].<ref>[[Suitsupply]] [http://us.suitsupply.com/en_US/vitale-barberis-canonico.html Vitale Barberis Canonico]</ref>


The company has remained a [[family-owned business]] for 13 generations.<ref>[[J Crew]] [https://www.jcrew.com/flatpages/barberis-video.jsp Vitale Barberis Canonico]</ref> Francesco Barberis Canonico is the current [[creative director]].<ref>[https://www.alainelkanninterviews.com/francesco-barberis-canonico/ Francesco Barberis Canonico]</ref>
The company has remained a [[family-owned business]] for 13 generations.<ref>[[J Crew]] [https://www.jcrew.com/flatpages/barberis-video.jsp Vitale Barberis Canonico]</ref> Francesco Barberis Canonico is the current [[creative director]].<ref>[https://www.alainelkanninterviews.com/francesco-barberis-canonico/ Francesco Barberis Canonico]</ref>


[[File:Sede de Vitale Barberis Canonico.jpg|thumb|The company's facilities in 2000]]
[[File:Sede de Vitale Barberis Canonico.jpg|thumb|The company's facilities in 2000]]
The company's largest customer is the Italian fabric mill and luxury menswear fashion house [[Ermenegildo Zegna]]. In 2012, the wool mill was chosen by the [[Ferrari]] brand for the "tailor-made" project, which includes the possibility of personalizing one's car with Vitale Barberis Canonico fabrics.
Vitale Barberis Canonico sells around half under its own name and half under other brands, including many English and Italian merchants. The company's largest customer is the Italian fabric mill and luxury menswear fashion house [[Zegna|Ermenegildo Zegna]]. In 2012, the wool mill was chosen by the [[Ferrari]] brand for the "tailor-made" project, which includes the possibility of personalizing one's car with Vitale Barberis Canonico fabrics.


In 2013, the year of the 350th anniversary of the wool business of the Barberis Canonico family, the wool mill became a member of Gli Henokiens, the international association reserved for family businesses with at least two hundred years of history.
In 2013, the year of the 350th anniversary of the wool business of the Barberis Canonico family, the wool mill became a member of [[Gli Henokiens]], the international association reserved for family businesses with at least two hundred years of history.


In 2016, the company, which opened a historical archive for trendy fabrics from the 19th century onwards, exported 80% of the 9 million meters produced per year.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Frey |first=Meagan |date=2012 |title=Making a Change With Dr. Joseph Ferrari |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.24839/1092-0803.eye16.4.22 |journal=Eye on Psi Chi |volume=16 |issue=4 |pages=22–23 |doi=10.24839/1092-0803.eye16.4.22 |issn=1092-0803}}</ref>
In 2016, the company, which opened a historical archive for trendy fabrics from the 19th century onwards, exported 80% of the 9 million meters produced per year.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Frey |first=Meagan |date=2012 |title=Making a Change With Dr. Joseph Ferrari |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.24839/1092-0803.eye16.4.22 |journal=Eye on Psi Chi |volume=16 |issue=4 |pages=22–23 |doi=10.24839/1092-0803.eye16.4.22 |issn=1092-0803}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Italian fashion]]
*[[Italian fashion]]
* [[Made in Italy]]
*[[Made in Italy]]
⚫
*[[Loro Piana]]
*[[Dormeuil]]
*[[Dormeuil]]
*[[E. Thomas]]
*[[E. Thomas]]
⚫
*[[Loro Piana]]
*[[Luciano Barbera]]
*[[Luciano Barbera]]
*[[Marzotto]]
*[[Marzotto]]
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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[[Category:Textile companies of Italy]]
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[[Category:Luxury brands]]
[[Category:Privately held companies of Italy]]
[[Category:Privately held companies of Italy]]





Latest revision as of 01:42, 26 February 2024

Vitale Barberis Canonico S.p.A.
Company typePrivate (S.p.A.)
IndustryTextiles
Founded1663; 361 years ago (1663)
Headquarters
Pratrivero
,
Italy
Websitevitalebarberiscanonico.com
The fabric mill in the 1940s

Vitale Barberis Canonico (VBC) is an Italian fabric mill that was established in 1663.[1] It is located in Pratrivero, about 50 miles northeast of Turin in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy.[2]

The company has remained a family-owned business for 13 generations.[3] Francesco Barberis Canonico is the current creative director.[4]

The company's facilities in 2000

Vitale Barberis Canonico sells around half under its own name and half under other brands, including many English and Italian merchants. The company's largest customer is the Italian fabric mill and luxury menswear fashion house Ermenegildo Zegna. In 2012, the wool mill was chosen by the Ferrari brand for the "tailor-made" project, which includes the possibility of personalizing one's car with Vitale Barberis Canonico fabrics.

In 2013, the year of the 350th anniversary of the wool business of the Barberis Canonico family, the wool mill became a member of Gli Henokiens, the international association reserved for family businesses with at least two hundred years of history.

In 2016, the company, which opened a historical archive for trendy fabrics from the 19th century onwards, exported 80% of the 9 million meters produced per year.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Vitale Barberis Canonico
  2. ^ Suitsupply Vitale Barberis Canonico
  3. ^ J Crew Vitale Barberis Canonico
  4. ^ Francesco Barberis Canonico
  5. ^ Frey, Meagan (2012). "Making a Change With Dr. Joseph Ferrari". Eye on Psi Chi. 16 (4): 22–23. doi:10.24839/1092-0803.eye16.4.22. ISSN 1092-0803.
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